give priority
idiom
: to deal with or do (something) first
These problems are important and should be given priority (over others).
—often + toGive priority to the people who have been waiting the longest.
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In preparation for the upcoming eclipse primarily concentrated in North America, the organization has updated its list to give priority to North American manufacturers.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
That approach has reached a dead end, and polls show that a majority of Turks want economic policies that give priority to job creation.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2018
The department will also give priority to businesses facing an imminent threat of displacement.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
And third, Washington should give priority to first-order challenges, focusing its military planning on fighting wars with great powers and focusing its diplomacy on preventing them.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
That approach has reached a dead end, and polls show that a majority of Turks want economic policies that give priority to job creation.
—Halil Karaveli, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2018
The department will also give priority to businesses facing an imminent threat of displacement.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
And third, Washington should give priority to first-order challenges, focusing its military planning on fighting wars with great powers and focusing its diplomacy on preventing them.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
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“Give priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20priority. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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