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secondary

[sek-uhn-der-ee] / ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /




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In anticipation of the listings, there has been a throng of activity on secondary markets where investors are buying unlisted securities, pushing Anthropic's theoretic value to more than $1 trillion.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Investors can get access through direct secondary marketplaces, exchange-traded funds that advertise private-company exposure and even crypto tokens that seek to mirror the performance of the company’s shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The teeming secondary material produced about his work always emphasizes the dislocations of his biography.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Rainwater is harvested from the greenhouse roofs and in response to changing weather patterns, the company are now beginning to recycle that water, and the nutrients it contains, for secondary use.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Primary and secondary fell out of use altogether, while quaternary was discarded by some but kept by others.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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