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prime

[prahym] / praɪm /






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He said he hoped the prime minister would "come along" with the project, adding that a third runway was "not just for Londoners".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It will be intriguing to observe, given the rivalry and grit that exists between Labour and the SNP, how things develop beyond the prime minister's speech.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Paris police chief Patrice Faure banned demonstrations around the Elysee presidential palace, the prime minister's office, and the Champs-Elysees shopping avenue, among other key locations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Tuesday’s loan prime rate announcement will follow the data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

My book asks what’s your favorite prime number.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

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

"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

The Pentagon has also prioritized research and development, publicly criticizing the traditional defense primes for allocating cash to dividends and stock buybacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Report A primes a “Does collagen work?” story.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 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

Australia are primed to earn a statement victory and end South Africa's unbeaten run under captain Temba Bavuma after Matt Renshaw's remarkable Test continued on day four of their series opener in Durban.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

"What we found in patient samples was that intestinal cells are primed to die. Even in patients with essentially no symptoms, there's still this persistent problem sitting there."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

The June to August season was defined by severe, back-to-back heatwaves that shut schools, dried up rivers and primed the land for devastating wildfires.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Journalists arrived at the press conference primed to write about Coca-Cola’s apparent surrender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Beckendorf was manning two catapults the size of pickup trucks, already primed and aimed at Zeus’s Fist.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

The re-release of “Avengers: Endgame” was No. 1 at movie theaters over the weekend, further priming audiences for the December release of “Avengers: Doomsday.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Their regular season consists of priming pitchers for October, not padding their resumes for awards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 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

So she held on, taking huge gulps of air, tensing her muscles, priming them for flight.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby


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