primacy
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This column has long maintained that a major operation to wrest control of the Persian Gulf would be recommitting to a strategic past that accorded excessive primacy to the Gulf and its oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Counter Terrorism Policing North West said it had now "taken primacy for the investigation with the support of Greater Manchester Police".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
For years, critics have argued that the dollar’s place of primacy would erode, to no avail.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
Yet Janick’s success comes at a time when the primacy of the major label is arguably under threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Only a fuller rendering will allow what was called “the interview at Weehawken” to assume its rightful place of primacy among such touted competitors as Gunfight at the O.K.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing primacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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4.3: Origins and Impact of the Western European Empires in the North Atlantic (Sources 1–9)
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