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primary

[prahy-mer-ee, -muh-ree] / ˈpraɪ mɛr i, -mə ri /


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Since the Los Angeles mayoral primary election last week, unsupported conspiracy claims have flooded social media about how reality TV personality Spencer Pratt fell out of the race.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Since a primary contributor to that problem is volatility, the boom in leveraged funds targeting single stocks like SpaceX spells danger because an individual security can gyrate more than an index.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He advanced through a crowded primary field in part because of a split Democratic vote, and he acknowledged the scale of the challenge ahead in a heavily Democratic state.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Tesla’s primary business is manufacturing electric vehicles, but it also operates an energy-storage business and is expanding into robots and automation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Booth chose as his primary weapon a .44 caliber, single-shot, muzzle-loading pistol manufactured by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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