primary
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But if health risks are the primary concern of summer sporting events on a warming planet, they aren’t the only ones.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
As he angrily complained to anyone who so much as said “good morning” to him this week, a second “Dan Sullivan,” about whom very little is known, has qualified for the Alaska primary ballot.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
The project's primary objectives were completed in December 2025.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
By allowing its primary cinematic output to be devalued, Pixar sold off its imagination and lowered its artistic standards — a mistake the studio is still struggling to come back from.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
We both served on the boards of several nonprofits, and as much as he’d been stung by his defeat in the congressional primary, Barack still had ideas about trying for a higher office.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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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