secondary
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One option is the so-called secondary market, where employees and early investors who already own shares in SpaceX can sell them to others privately, at whatever price the two sides agree on.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"That secondary dip tells us how bright, and therefore how hot, the planet is," said Wilson.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
But their tentative affair is secondary to the complex bond between Ali and Jersey, whose troubled connection with Davis helps Ali understand why her mother is so paranoid about her romantic choices.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
That agreement lifted most secondary sanctions on Iran but not the primary legislation preventing U.S. banks, firms and individuals from dealing with Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Primary qualities are objective; secondary qualities are subjective, in that they depend on our ways of sensing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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