primitive
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It was this Skynet, “Terminator,” “Mad Max” future primitive sort of thing that now seems current and timely.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Everyone is doomed in Mr. Diaz’s account of European colonialism and exploratory naval history—not just the primitive Filipinos and Indonesians but the Portuguese on the mission from their silent God.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Overall, the findings provide new insight into how water, minerals, and organic matter interacted on primitive asteroids like Bennu.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Similarly, throughout human history farmers have tended to despise hunter-gatherers as primitive, hunter-gatherers have despised farmers as ignorant, and herders have despised both.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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