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[prahym] / praɪm /






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Mitsotakis thanked Nolan for the film's contribution to "boosting global interest in ancient Greek civilisation," according to a statement from the prime minister's office.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Burnham’s team decided to do away with the wooden podium, opting for the new prime minister to give his remarks without any notes, to signify a break with the past.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Coward has undergone a reassessment since he fell out of favor after his prime.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

The prime minister has stated explicitly that he wants to expand the approach across England.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

"I became convinced that Klaus Fuchs was the prime suspect," Lamphere said.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

The good news is that today the enormous influx of new private capital into defense technology is putting competitive pressure on the primes, and the big manufacturers are responding.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

"Our joint approach brings together three leading global defence primes at the heart of UK combat air capability, offering the UK a next-generation, cost‑effective, capable and reliable solution," a BAE Systems spokesperson said.

From BBC May 15, 2026

That is encouraging new entrants to work with the primes through production partnerships, said Gruen.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Report B primes a “Why you can’t trust collagen research” story.

From Slate Apr. 17, 2026

Here, the Devil as it were primes the pump.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

In an information environment already primed for suspicion of institutions, the director’s silence read as confirmation that something was being withheld.

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

In a time when acts like Fred Again.. and John Summit are Gen Z fixtures and the underground is bustling with invention, the genre interest was primed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

“Our teams are primed and ready to manage the increase in vessel calls once shipping schedules begin to normalize,” said Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, chief executive of DP World GCC, which manages Jebel Ali.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

With a holiday-shortened week and a heat wave upon much of the country, investors are primed to look on the sunny side.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

I primed my weapons, surveyed the terrain, picked my target.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Nasdaq is changing its procedures to put SpaceX in funds based on it and priming the pump to do the same with Anthropic and OpenAI, which have historically burned through cash.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

While speaking to Earth via a video link on Thursday, mission specialist Koch mentioned there had been a slight "priming" issue with the toilet.

From BBC Apr. 5, 2026

After years of priming us to expect speedy deliveries, the ever-growing e-commerce economy is weaning us off them—and no one seems to mind.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

As Barron’s wrote last November, the company has been priming investors for the loss of Apple’s sales for years, and it may already be factored into the stock price.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

Trying not to put in too much or too little, he trickled fine firing grains into the priming pan beneath the hammer lock and flint.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi




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