paramount

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He said he was "devastated" but was carrying on with the challenge and fundraising for the club was "paramount in my mind".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Discounters are in this really tricky spot, where price is paramount, but they’re up against the likes of Walmart,” Moran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

And interviewing a sitting president has long conferred prestige, which might well feel paramount amid shrinking audiences and newsroom layoffs.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Still, Trivariate found that, following oil spikes, investors psychology was paramount.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

For Lutheran Pietists like Bach, illuminating the Gospel was paramount, as were metaphors of light and transparency.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall