primary

Example Sentences

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If water is the primary target, the researchers stress that asteroids altered by water and rich in water bearing minerals should be prioritized.

From Science Daily

His primary care doctor thought he had anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Right now, our primary concern is life safety.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The scale of the outage and the sheer number of disabled traffic lights were the primary contributors to city-wide gridlock,” Waymo said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Being a primary source in the sharing of that history — my history — and giving shape to a new national park has been exciting and fulfilling,” Soskin said in a statement the year she retired.

From Los Angeles Times