primer
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Here’s a primer on the origin and rise of Fielder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
It came from “Skip Along,” the “Alice and Jerry” primer my tiny classmates and I used to begin reading on our first day of elementary school, in 1970.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Workers failed to apply enough primer in some areas, preventing layers of the liner from bonding properly.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
We mentioned Harp in a newsletter earlier this week, and my colleague Heather Schwedel wrote a primer for the uninitiated that was among Slate’s most-read articles this week.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
I turn on my movie score playlist, and we sand them down, paint primer on them, and then add a coat of the yellow paint.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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