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priority

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


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By all means, seek professional advice, but your main priority now is to ensure you have a good income in retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The White House factsheet made no mention of Taiwan, but the issue was clearly a priority for Xi Jinping.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Leo’s immediate predecessor, Pope Francis, never made an official trip to France, making no secret that his priority was the Southern Hemisphere, not Western Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Right now, our priority is recovering physically, grieving her, and trying to regain some sense of normalcy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

She shoots me some priority information about you and Franny every week and I never do anything about it, so it isn’t that.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Shops and buildings are often owned by dozens of different landlords, sometimes through offshore companies or complex structures, each with their own interests and priorities.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The evidence suggests that age, education, economic outlook and policy priorities shape Latino men’s choices alongside cultural identity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

While some teenagers may mark their 18th birthdays by buying a lottery ticket or getting a first tattoo, Deon Radcliff Jr. had different priorities.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

HHS notified 16 nonprofits and universities in August that grants from the Office of Minority Health had been canceled, saying in letters to nonprofits the cancellations were due to “limited” funding and new priorities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

It felt like once he had proven himself capable of helping me qualify for the national team, his priorities shifted.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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