primary
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Multiple US media outlets, including CNN and NBC News, projected Raman had secured enough votes to advance to the runoff despite the primary ballot count remaining ongoing.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The primary suite is magnificent, with a floating fireplace and a glass-windowed wall that opens to a private balcony.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The mayoral primary, along with a slate of other races, was last Tuesday, but it took a week to determine the second of the top-two finalists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The first rule of a primary election is: Don’t make too much of the results.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Rumors flew around Washington that the handsome young millionaire from Massachusetts, Senator John Kennedy, might try out the waters in the Indiana primary.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing primary
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 3
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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