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adj. - Indicating the most important performer or role.

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  • Now, you have got a huge group of people fleeing for the same reason and so UNHCR began addressing refugees as groups en masse, what we call prima facie cases, said Redmond.
  • (Compared to Iris and Doris, Susan and Simone were competitive and vain prima donnas.)
  • "The lady whom you call my prima donna knew him and he knew her, and she must have had mighty good reasons for running."
  • Bowlen was calling the prima donna punk to see WTFlip was up with his sorry asss and to get this thing between him and McCommodus straightened out.
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