priority

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Gordon, too, is rated highly by Arsenal, who have identified a new left-winger as a priority position this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“This is on the top of the priority list for the president and his negotiating team as they head into the next round of discussions,” Leavitt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Consumers, when they have spent, have tried to make it count, and some executives have said travel has remained a priority.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Investors were also turned off by energy stocks’ poor returns during the U.S. shale boom, when companies gave priority to growth over profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But Brahe and Ursus did not invent the priority dispute; rather, they cared about priority because mathematicians had been taking it seriously since at least 1520.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton