secondary

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With a positive wage-price cycle under way and real interest rates deeply negative, higher crude oil prices are increasingly likely to trigger secondary spillover effects that push underlying inflation above projections, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

One option is the so-called secondary market, where employees and early investors who already own shares in SpaceX can sell them to others privately, at whatever price the two sides agree on.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

"That secondary dip tells us how bright, and therefore how hot, the planet is," said Wilson.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

But their tentative affair is secondary to the complex bond between Ali and Jersey, whose troubled connection with Davis helps Ali understand why her mother is so paranoid about her romantic choices.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“I’ve activated the secondary camera. Plain old video, I’m afraid, but it’ll have to do.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer