front burner
noun
: the condition of being in active consideration or development : a position of priority
—usually used in the phrase on the front burner
compare back burner
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Since then, the issue has remained on the world’s front burner, with the direct negotiations begun last fall marking a new era of diplomatic progress.
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2014
One way or the other the uptick in interest and investment in both ETH and ETH products will drive this conversation to the front burner at the SEC and other regulatory agencies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2014
One way or the other the uptick in interest and investment in both ETH and ETH products will drive this conversation to the front burner at the SEC and other regulatory agencies.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
None is quite ready to move from the back burner to the front burner.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
Those changes appear to happening at two tiers — incremental movement at the energy utilities, and a shifting of priorities among Massachusetts’ leading business associations — moving climate change and clean energy to the front burner.
—Sabrina Shankman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Front burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20burner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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