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prime

Definition for prime

noun as in best part of existence

noun as in beginning; spring

verb as in get ready; prepare

adjective as in excellent, topnotch

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Israel has received two bodies from Gaza that Hamas says are hostages, the Israeli prime minister's office has said.

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Following a bloody and disputed 2007 election, he became prime minister in a unity government.

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In Iraq, the role of prime minister traditionally goes to a Shiite and the presidency to a Kurd, while the speaker of parliament is usually Sunni.

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"Israel received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a deceased hostage who was returned" to Israeli security forces in Gaza, the prime minister's office said in a statement.

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Georgian prosecutors raided the homes of some of the country's most powerful former officials on Friday, including ex–prime minister Irakli Garibashvili, signalling what may be a shakeup within the country's ruling elite.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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