prime target
noun
: someone who is more likely than most other people to be affected by something (such as a disease)
Men in this age group are prime targets for heart disease.
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The federal health insurance program was a prime target for fiscal conservatives' concerns about how much the spending bill would add to the national deficit.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 June 2025
In recent months, the hotel became a prime target for the Trump administration, which claimed the Roosevelt was a hotbed for gang activity.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Legacy software is a prime target for cyberthreats.
—Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In Colorado the combination of new electrical transmission infrastructure, abundant sunlight and short vegetation that is easy to maintain have made grasslands a prime target for solar development.
—Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 24 June 2025
In recent months, the hotel became a prime target for the Trump administration, which claimed the Roosevelt was a hotbed for gang activity.
—Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Legacy software is a prime target for cyberthreats.
—Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In Colorado the combination of new electrical transmission infrastructure, abundant sunlight and short vegetation that is easy to maintain have made grasslands a prime target for solar development.
—Matthew Sturchio, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prime target
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“Prime target.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prime%20target. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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