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primer

[prim-er, prahy-mer] / ˈprɪm ər, ˈpraɪ mər /
NOUN
textbook
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His 2024 book, “Iran,” is the best primer available on the nation’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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

Senate in 2002, for a primer on the Fourth Amendment, and what the changes in the ICE memo mean.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

It works both as a primer for newcomers and a horn of plenty for fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

There’s a can of primer up against the wall, open.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green