primacy

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With this understanding of federal primacy in foreign affairs, the Supreme Court has pre-empted state laws even in the absence of any affirmative actions by the president or Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 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

West Yorkshire Police said it "is working in close partnership with the Home Office, which has assumed primacy for the investigation into the matters highlighted in recent BBC reporting".

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Composers of the mid- to late-eighteenth century limited themselves to a small choice of chords partly as a reaction to the harmonic style of their predecessors, but also to emphasise the primacy of the melody.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall