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secondary

[sek-uhn-der-ee] / ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /




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Apotex, Canada’s largest domestic pharmaceutical company, raised C$850 million from a treasury offering and C$450 million from a secondary offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That kind of inflation has been prevalent across the tournament's 104 matches, where seats for many games remain available on secondary re-sale markets despite huge demand.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

UNC Management would have more of its endowment in SpaceX had it not sold shares in a secondary share sale toward the end of 2025, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

However, statistics published by the government's own workforce planning group show that for the past nine years, universities have consistently recruited too many primary teachers and not enough secondary teachers in most subjects.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I knew Alhaji, Kanei, and Musa from my former secondary school.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah




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