primacy
Example Sentences
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“It is about sustaining American military primacy, making other states fear and respect us,” Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center, a research group in Washington, explained in the article.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
The primacy of youth was never truer than in the Romantic era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 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
He went on to praise Kathy and Jesus and reaffirm the primacy of his and their faith, but by then she was hardly listening.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Vocabulary lists containing primacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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4.3: Origins and Impact of the Western European Empires in the North Atlantic (Sources 1–9)
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