primal
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His work evokes an almost timeless primal world in which the poet moves and doubts and suffers and acts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
It’s a simple but primal character motivation that Beetz sells with a wild-eyed ferocity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
After Eva and Ryland briefly ruminate on fear and primal instinct, Ryland’s otherwise direct and unemotional government superior takes to the mic, performing a cover of Harry Styles’ “Sign of the Times.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
As societies emerged, we began to develop egos, those brittle parts of our selves taxed with negotiating between our primal urges and the constraints of a civilized order.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
Hazel took a deep breath and was about to step forward when some primal instinct made her turn her head to the left.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Vocabulary lists containing primal
The Lightning Thief
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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