primer

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That mission typically involves a quick — well, in this case, 160-minute — primer in the most revered aspects of the host nation’s history.

From Salon

His 2024 book, “Iran,” is the best primer available on the nation’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal

In an investment primer over the summer, BofA Securities analysts dubbed the advent of quantum computing “the next fire moment,” or the biggest and most consequential technological development in hundreds of thousands of years.

From Barron's

Mrie’s memoir is a useful primer, if hardly the last word, on the complexities of the civil war and the shortcomings of the rebel forces.

From Los Angeles Times

And they give us another book, Venceremos, a primer for the students.

From Literature