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priority

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


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Its leadership wants at least two things from the negotiations with Washington as a priority.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Gallagher said work is continuing to "disrupt and dismantle" national priority criminal organisations.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Wooing workers, though, has become less of a priority as companies’ spending on GLP-1 drugs has ballooned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Preservation of the manager’s job, or at least their ego, becomes the top priority.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 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




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