as in precedence
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the committee has decided to give your request priority, so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning
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If center depth isn’t a priority, maybe someone like Ondrej Palat goes the other way to create cap space the Devils need to make a Miller trade happen.
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Firefighters were in defensive mode against the fire with priority of defending the exposures and preventing extension into the brush.
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Working on a jumper, controlling the dribble: Angel Reese’s development on display in her first Unrivaled games
Security a priority at Unrivaled with cyber stalking on the rise toward women’s basketball players
How can Chicago Sky fans watch Angel Reese in Unrivaled?
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
Inauguration live updates: Trump vows 'golden age' for America, lays out GOP priorities Donald Trump is the same.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
Firefighters were in defensive mode against the fire with priority of defending the exposures and preventing extension into the brush.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priority. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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