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secondary

[sek-uhn-der-ee] / ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /




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In the northwestern city of Rennes, around 30 students blocked the Brequigny High School, one of the country's largest secondary schools.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

When neutrons interact with lithium nuclei, they can trigger nuclear reactions that generate secondary charged particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The least expensive tickets on the secondary market for Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee cost about $2,500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

In each case, she said the packages contained secondary measures that aligned with her constituents’ values.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

He read steadily and with concentration, but from habit some secondary part of him was alert to everything around him.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Some councils oversee a handful of schools – including only four secondaries in some cases.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Sammartino previously spent eight years at Mercury Capital Advisors, where she led the advisory firm and placement agent’s secondaries practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

DC Advisory has seen its European private equity secondaries team unravel in the latest sign of retrenchment in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The three managing directors in the Japanese investment bank’s European GP secondaries unit have left during the last year, most recently Sabina Sammartino, according to regulatory filings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

His secondaries sprouted along his forearms, and a charming little false primary sprang from the end of each thumb.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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