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as in chief
highest in rank or authority
the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign
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as in excellent
of the very best kind
owns a thousand acres of prime farmland
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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in the prime of her life
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as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
chose the prime of the litter of pups
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as in to ground
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Recent Examples of prime
Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This wasn’t a scam artist with a master plan to steal prime playlist real estate.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Flashbacks and montages of her girlhood and celebrity prime reveal fragments of her biography, but the movie mostly sifts through the singer’s insomniac and at times hallucinogenic hours wandering her palatial apartment and the streets of Paris to probe the mystery of Callas.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Context: Market East has struggled in recent years but is primed for big changes.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Demand for winter flights to Finland, a prime location for aurora-viewing, is up more than 70 percent this winter compared to last.
—Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This wasn’t a scam artist with a master plan to steal prime playlist real estate.
—Liz Pelly, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Throughout the prime of his Bills career, Milano was known for sniffing out screens and misdirection plays, being the only defender in the area and finishing the play to limit what could have been a big gain.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Flashbacks and montages of her girlhood and celebrity prime reveal fragments of her biography, but the movie mostly sifts through the singer’s insomniac and at times hallucinogenic hours wandering her palatial apartment and the streets of Paris to probe the mystery of Callas.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
Now more people live at the flammable edges of wildlands, making places that are primed to burn into de facto suburbs.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Context: Market East has struggled in recent years but is primed for big changes.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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What’s changed? Jan. 1, 2025 The chief medical examiner’s office recorded 586 fatal overdoses in San Francisco in the first 11 months of 2024 — a nearly 23% decrease, or 174 fewer deaths, compared with the first 11 months of 2023.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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His daughter Charlotte is chief brand officer and co-owner.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Every business has setbacks, project cancellations, and external events that can sap the energy from your team members and override the benefits of even the best people management efforts, including personal recognition and communication, and excellent team collaboration.Martin Zwilling, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Now is an excellent moment to be brave and explore new projects, people and plans.Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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January 8, 2025 Fashion’s love affair with sports is in full bloom.Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Essay Free the Roses Sarah Nicole Prickett On the bloom of spectacular decline.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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Jackson notched career bests with 4,172 passing yards, 41 passing touchdowns and four interceptions (among full seasons as the starter).Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Coach Sean McVay did not suspend Robinson, who has 31 receptions and career bests of 505 yards and seven touchdowns.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Chris Harvey, a CAL FIRE spokesperson, warned on Sunday that firefighting aircraft may need to be grounded because of high winds.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The news comes after an air tanker was grounded Thursday following a collision with a civilian drone.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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Finance chief Amy Hood said in October that revenue growth from Microsoft’s Azure cloud will speed up in the first half of this year because of greater AI infrastructure capacity.Jordan Novet, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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Both the film and its score achieved remarkable scope and weight out of relatively thin resources — there are no strings on the score — but perhaps the greatest length Blumberg went to was traveling to Carrara, Italy, where the scenes in its famous marble quarry had already been shot.Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Cam has been an exceptional, an elite, Miami Hurricane.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Vikings could stick with their original plan and turn the offense over to McCarthy, who was a very good, but not elite, prospect coming out of Michigan.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Consider offering courses in different formats, running traditional or peer mentoring programs or using AI to tailor the learning experience to each individual.Matthew Reeves, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Now Lincoln Riley must do the same Pete Carroll wants to mentor Caleb Williams, coach Bears and teach at USC?Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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