primary source
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The event formally opens the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, which serves as the department's primary source of funding and runs until January 2027.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
“Jet-fuel cost right now is the airlines’ primary source of anxiety,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
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
As in many parts of the world, social media, particularly TikTok, has become the primary source of information for young people.
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
I took a single primary source, Maggie’s 1888 New York World confession, as the truth.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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