primitive

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It’s a primitive but effective tactic identified by psychologists as one used by manipulative or narcissistic people.

From MarketWatch

It’s a primitive but effective tactic identified by psychologists as one used by manipulative or narcissistic people.

From MarketWatch

Instead of remaining fully specialized, these cells shift into a more primitive, stem-cell-like state.

From Science Daily

It could be argued that the Surrealist impulse—primitive, mysterious, downright weird—isn’t modern but as old as art itself.

From The Wall Street Journal

In our view, these are the computational primitives of the system.

From Science Daily