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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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Boarding houses were founded to shelter young people, primarily women, arriving alone to work in New York City.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They are primarily regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission if they belong to larger firms, or by state securities regulators if they belong to smaller firms.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The author proposes that this transformation occurred primarily through a process described as "inorganic photosynthesis."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The Justice companies believe the government’s criminal investigation was based primarily on Fowler’s claims, which Ruby dismissed as the allegations of a “disgruntled” former employee.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

According to this theory Homo sapiens is primarily a social animal.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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