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Roman has a 7.9-foot primary mirror, the same diameter as the Hubble Space Telescope's, along with two major scientific instruments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Talbot noted that healthy embryonic development depends on stem cells forming all three primary cell types: endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
This would prove crucial in July 1943 when the Allies launched their attack on Sicily and were initially bogged down by Nazi artillery at Gela, the primary invasion beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Luke Grindlay, 23, was diagnosed with HSD in primary school when teachers noticed he struggled to use pens and cutlery.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The realization baffled me, since that had been primary on our minds when we left—the be-all and end-all of our journey, the reason for leaving Mamá’s side.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Here’s what to know about the unlikely victor, along with more takeaways from yesterday’s primaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Tennessee held its primaries on Thursday, because Thursday primaries are just how Tennessee rolls.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2026
He became the latest party House incumbent to be ousted in the primaries.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
This time, progressive and Black political organizations have largely united behind McKinney in a historically Black district, making the incumbent vulnerable to the anti-establishment mood sweeping Democratic primaries.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
I’d voted for Barack many times before, in primaries and general elections, in state-level and national races, and this trip to the polls felt no different.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
One former lawmaker, Dallas’ Jason Villalba, knows what it’s like to be primaried by a GOP rival backed by insurgent groups.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
"I see the biggest upswing in the local races. Someone who is 65 years old, a farmer and county commissioner, he could easily be primaried by a younger cat using the technology."
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
In 2020, she primaried Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty for Ohio’s third district, which includes Columbus.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
Manchin brushed off the warning, saying, “I’ve been primaried my entire life. That would not be anything new for me.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2022
According to the reporter, Manchin specifically said: "I've been primaried my entire life. That would not be anything new for me… It's rough and tumble. We're used to that. Bring it on."
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2022
In 1998, the Working Families Party began testing the strategy: primarying the worst incumbents, endorsing the best and running third-party races only when it made sense.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2019
In Rhode Island, it is former secretary of state Matt Brown and Bernie Sanders-organizer Aaron Regunberg primarying Raimondo and her lieutenant governor.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 10, 2018
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