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premature

[pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor, prem-uh-, prem-uh-] / ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə- /




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It urged the public and the media to "refrain from spreading premature narratives that risk undermining the integrity of the investigative process."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The mere fact that markets returned to their AI fixation on Monday suggests last week’s talk of a near-term pullback seems premature.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Already a major cause of illness and death, CKD is projected to become the fifth leading cause of premature death globally by 2040.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Dario Perkins, an economist at TS Lombard, says the bulls are premature in claiming they have won the AI capital-expenditure debate, and, besides, two looming factors suggest a market pullback is likely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

We'd all be leaving one another, going to other places in the fall; and now that the season was changing, rushing toward graduation, everything we did felt like a long good-bye or a premature reunion.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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