primary source
Americannoun
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For Meyers, driving Uber or Lyft is his primary source of income—and material for a one-man play he wrote and performs, and hopes to turn into a television pilot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"You had listened to the most primary source you could," Sherborne said.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
Christof Koch, a leading consciousness researcher and primary source in Pollan’s book, began his career as a strict materialist, believing everything could be explained using the standard scientific worldview.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
“The magnitude, persistence, and breadth of buying activity have materially exceeded prior peaks, underscoring retail’s role as a primary source of incremental demand in early 2026,” he told clients on Wednesday.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026
But GSS’s primary source of income came from teleportation fares.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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