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primers

British  
/ ˈprɪməz /

plural noun

  1. informal the youngest class in a primary school

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1887, he created one of the earliest written sales primers for staff to memorize.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

Environmental Protection Agency for violations involving toxic fumes emanating from leaking and improperly sealed paints, primers and automotive fluids.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2024

When she was eight, Jackson says, her elementary school’s library was limited to bland Dick and Jane primers.

From Seattle Times Mar. 18, 2024

Post-survey results revealed that simple priming statements can strongly influence a user's mental model of an AI agent, and that the positive primers had a greater effect.

From Science Daily Oct. 2, 2023

It wouldn’t bore to death, either, like the dull primers they were used to at school.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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