primary
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The bruising contest set a record for the most expensive Senate primary campaign in US history.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Precise investigations of decays like this are one of the primary goals of the LHCb experiment, and have been since its inception in 1994.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Legitimate risks do exist, specifically in primary education.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
In the 2018 gubernatorial primary, records were once again broken by more than $26 million of outside spending, with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa being the biggest beneficiary.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
While smell was not the primary bait, Petey’s workshop became much more pleasant when it smelled like dessert.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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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