primers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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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
O’Kane’s work — and this book — are primers in the arts of observation and environmental activism.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
While it was challenging to settle on only three primers, the researchers chose statements they thought fit the most common perceptions about AI, Liu says.
From Science Daily • Oct. 2, 2023
The EDA said the EU deals were for both complete shells and for components such as fuses, projectiles, charges and primers.
From Reuters • Sep. 29, 2023
Before they can read their school primers, watermen learn how to read the sky and to head for the safety of a cove at the first glimmer of trouble.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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