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priority

[prahy-awr-i-tee, -or-] / praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- /


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Brennan Drolet, a senior at Endicott College in Massachusetts, has determined that home ownership is not his top financial priority as he begins his life as a young adult.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

For those families, the priority should be to build whatever financial breathing room their circumstances allow and identify workplace or caregiving arrangements that could ease some of the pressure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

Many Icelanders gave priority to economic issues and sovereignty over security and tariffs, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Defence advocate Barry Smith KC said the first priority of a nursery was the safety and wellbeing of the children there.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

If I refused, he’d have thought that he wasn’t a priority for me, and what kind of girlfriend would do that?

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A government spokesperson said: "We're listening to businesses in Yorkshire and across the country on this so we make sure money raised is invested in local priorities."

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Besides promoting economic growth, US priorities this year include dealing with "global imbalances" and sovereign debt challenges, a senior US Treasury official told reporters ahead of talks.

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

It reflects the president’s priorities for the force, which are carried out by the defense secretary.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Our recent Edelman Financial Engines research highlights how widespread this reordering of priorities has become.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

“If the Russians demonstrate a Super before we possess one, our situation will be hopeless,” he wrote in a frantic memo for a 1949 meeting on research priorities at Los Alamos.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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