primitive
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It sounds pretty primitive but that's what they're doing.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
It was this Skynet, “Terminator,” “Mad Max” future primitive sort of thing that now seems current and timely.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
The music on their debut album, “Ramones,” released 50 years ago this month, was so primitive that the 14 short tracks took just seven days and $6,400 to record.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“I lived in the house in the most primitive of scenarios,” she revealed.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
As they perform their experiments, which make little sense to my primitive intellect, my mind wanders.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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