prime
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The news emerged as Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv for his first foreign trip as UK prime minister.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was Burnham's first trip abroad since taking office as prime minister last month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
That is a prime position from which to tackle inefficiencies in the country’s commodities market, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Khan, who previously captained the Pakistan national cricket team, served as Pakistan's prime minister from 2018 to 2022.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Pouncey isn’t one of them, but he still has to be a prime suspect.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
The players once hailed as the country’s golden generation were older, slower, and looking at their primes in the rearview mirror.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Report B primes a “Why you can’t trust collagen research” story.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Earlier this year, the Pentagon signed multiyear agreements with defense primes to boost weapons production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
While valuation and volatility differ from traditional primes, the software layer most closely resembles true subscription economy within defense budgets.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026
He stayed up at night, trying to figure out what it is in the delivery of a tennis serve that primes his judgment.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
After an extended hiatus from acting, Panettiere was returning to work and primed for an even bigger comeback.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
In her telling, child stardom primed her for a difficult life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
He looked primed for a comeback victory but a different, depleted Draper returned for the third set, surrendering the opening game having led 40-15.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
With Skubal in the mix, the Dodgers are primed to go into October with a collection of pitchers that ranks among the greatest in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
A primed athlete among the unlimbered mass of men.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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
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
And the earlier the snow melts, the more time plants and soils have to dry out in the summer heat, priming the landscape for large wildfires, Schwartz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
She loved it when her father taught her the tricks like priming the carburetor that would keep the temperamental machine on the road.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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