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primordial

[prahy-mawr-dee-uhl] / praɪˈmɔr di əl /


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“Forever wild, forever free … Latina foreva,” she recited from backstage, kicking off her set with the slinky reggaeton number of the same name — exalting the primordial goddess that lives inside every Latina.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

The model also predicts a minimum level of primordial gravitational waves, which are tiny ripples in spacetime created shortly after the Big Bang.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

In retrospect, taken collectively, much of McCarthy’s work as an actor, filmmaker and journalist hinges on the friendship motif — that primordial ache to belong, that yearning to be seen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Cheating is a primordial economic act: getting more for less.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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