primary source
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It typically remains their primary source of calories and nutrients throughout the first year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
“Jet-fuel cost right now is the airlines’ primary source of anxiety,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
However, Arm’s CPU doesn’t appear to be a direct competitor with Nvidia’s graphics-processing units, which are the primary source of revenue for the company.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
"You had listened to the most primary source you could," Sherborne said.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
This was primary source material, research papers based on direct experimental data, involved theoretical constructions utilizing a complex vocabulary and containing a wealth of original ideas—and he was breaking his head on it.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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