front burners

Definition of front burnersnext
plural of front burner
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Noun
  • Modi said reducing foreign travel and gold imports would help conserve foreign currency reserves as higher oil prices increase pressure on India’s import bill.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • The move is another tacit acknowledgment that taxing imports raises costs for shoppers.
    Editorial Board, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The researchers argue that the daily dataset has diagnostic potential, serving as an early warning system for economic cycles, a humanitarian planning tool, and a means of tracking ecological consequences as illuminated nights continue to change at an accelerating pace.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • The plea agreement describes those as potential immigration consequences.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • The documentary spotlights Felix’s public dispute with Nike in her battle for increased maternal protections in contracts with sponsors — specifically, that athletes could face a pay cut or stoppage, as well as a loss of health insurance, after giving birth.
    Tina Sturdevant, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Looking even further ahead, CottonWorks by Cotton Incorporated spotlights what’s next in its 2028 color report for the denim category.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But even as Pollock’s prices have stayed stable and Krasner’s have risen dramatically, her work is still valued at magnitudes less.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Earthquakes with magnitudes under 3 are sometimes felt but rarely cause damage, according to seismologists.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • My work is driven by a fascination with atmosphere, emotion, and the quiet beauty hidden in everyday life—the kind of moments most people pass by without noticing.
    CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
  • Obsession has more than its share of shocking moments, with one sudden, brutally violent attack coming so out of nowhere that you’re left reeling.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action.
    Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The likelihood of success in a second round of talks increases with the political exigencies and condition of those at the table.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Other neighbors were equally desperate, including Mohammad Izzo, 69, a school caretaker forced by the exigencies of war to become a groundskeeper for a makeshift cemetery at the campus located a short distance from Abdullah’s house.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Motorists advised to get oil changes sooner as certain weights become scarce.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 13 May 2026
  • The host does his best to incorporate weights, jumping exercises, and cardio.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 11 May 2026
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“Front burners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/front%20burners. Accessed 15 May. 2026.

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