as in priorities
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first
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priorities
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The announcement of his hire comes just day after massive layoffs across the entire Paramount conglomerate, which Ellison said were necessary to facilitate changing priorities.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025 -
But there are political realities at play too, because reneging on deals could affect other foreign policy or economic priorities.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Precedences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precedences. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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