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primarily

[prahy-mair-uh-lee, -mer-, prahy-mer-uh-lee, -mer-uh-] / praɪˈmɛər ə li, -ˈmɛr-, ˈpraɪ mɛr ə li, -mər ə- /




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Reaching Uranus is difficult primarily because of its extreme distance.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Sun Pharma derives roughly 20% of its overall revenue from innovative medicines, which primarily are manufactured in South Korea, within the European Union, or in the U.S.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Mute the noise: Unfollow retailers and influencers whose content is primarily ad-driven.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Throughout their discography, Irreversible Entanglements have seamlessly incorporated electronic elements such as synthesizers and modern postproduction into many of their compositions, which primarily feature otherwise organic instrumentation and textures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

They were devastating and primarily leveled both cities, but little was told to the public then except that a new kind of bomb had been used against the Japanese.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen