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“You’ve got to be ready for prime time and you’re not,” said Birotte, a former U.S. attorney himself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

If the prime minister's message could be summarised in just one sentence, it was his admission that "this will not be easy".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The Defense Department “is committed to scaling cost-effective autonomous solutions for the joint force and Lucas continues to be a prime example,” the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Military spending around the globe is increasing, but traditional prime contractors are facing competition from so-called neo-primes that want to disrupt the sector with low-cost, autonomous battle systems.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

As a prime example, consider the repeated appearance of childless elites, such as the Catholic priesthood, Buddhist monastic orders and Chinese eunuch bureaucracies.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari