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After all the buildup, fear and uncertainty, the most wide-open and unpredictable California gubernatorial primary in decades appears to have ended in the most consistent and predictable of ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
"To me the diamonds have failed us," says Abubakar Amara, a primary school teacher in Kono.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The primary victor with 63% was former paralympic champion Josh Turek, a “prairie populist.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Betting markets recently were giving Steyer between a 17% and 20% chance of advancing beyond the primary election.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
In 1962, a Haitian Anglican priest named Fritz Lafontant built a primary school for local children.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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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