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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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Here, a primer on three trends—plus an easy “boy kibble” recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In a 70-page primer released this week, Barclays analysts asserted that the next five years would be “pivotal from an investment perspective.”

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

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 • Mar. 6, 2026

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 • Feb. 24, 2026

She had memorized the hornbook in a few day’s time and sped through the primer.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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