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[sek-uhn-der-ee] / ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i /




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Detroit’s defense is a problem, especially the secondary, and the Lions are surrendering almost 32 points per game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

He had also pledged $500,000 to improve the local primary and secondary schools and a clinic.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Another called secondary eclipse, which is the method we used for this study, is when the planet passes behind its star, and we can measure how much light is lost.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

So business spending on computers plateaued, except for secondary booms fueled by the internet in the late 1990s and AI now.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He might dissect, anatomise, and give names; but, not to speak of a final cause, causes in their secondary and tertiary grades were utterly unknown to him.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

She co-leads the Boston-based advisory firm’s secondaries team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Arctos’s offering is distinct from the better-known approaches such as so-called GP-stakes investing, secondaries investing or net-asset-value lending, Charles said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Advising on such deals has become more competitive in recent years as a swath of boutique banks and placement agents seek to capitalize on the secondaries boom through senior hires and M&A.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Over the many years that Hamilton Lane has invested in secondaries, Hirsch says about 70% of its returns have come from asset appreciation, with the remaining 30% coming from savvy buying.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

His secondaries sprouted along his forearms, and a charming little false primary sprang from the end of each thumb.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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