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JPMorgan Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum told analysts that the bank’s markets lending had been “the primary driver of wholesale loan growth recently.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Fairfax ran for Virginia governor in 2021, but lost in the primary election.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
His primary abode is located “in the woods,” he revealed on “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Back when late-night TV sets were still the primary route for a comedian to reach a mainstream audience, Ari Shaffir found a different way to make his mark.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
I took a single primary source, Maggie’s 1888 New York World confession, as the truth.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 1
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