primitive
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I have certain genres that I always check out: I’m particularly into Jamaican gospel now, which is kind of primitive and not reggae, very illuminated, great singers.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
This spawned a series of comical situations, much slapstick and the use of fairly primitive special effects, mainly sped-up film.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Carbonaceous chondrites are primitive, carbon-rich meteorites that contain some of the oldest material formed in the solar system.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Their frantic energy would fit in right alongside Mack Sennett’s pie-throwers and the primitive animated shorts of Felix the Cat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It looked primitive, made entirely of dark wood, with no clothes or painted features.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
In our view, these are the computational primitives of the system.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
“Building in primitives meaningfully expands your degrees of freedom,” Jassy wrote to shareholders in the letter released Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Two lazy primitives begin an epic journey through the ancient world after they are banished from their village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2020
She also possesses a world-class array of vintage photographs, along with animal masks, Icelandic primitives, reverse-glass paintings from India, oversize sock monkeys and other, even harder to categorize items.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2011
Now, I suppose you’re going to say, but, Mister Ibis, these people were primitives, they didn’t have radio controls and vitamin pills and jet airplanes.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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