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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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Recent Examples of priorities
The third reason is cultural and industrial priorities.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
That starts with visibility, clear priorities and a willingness to revisit your plan as threats evolve.
—Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The shift underscores the department's use of its authority to repurpose discretionary funds to match the president's priorities.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, for instance, the Department of Education discontinued Biden-era grants worth $1 billion aimed at improving mental health services in schools, saying the programs were not advancing administration priorities.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Layered onto all of this is a political system in which priorities flip every few years, undermining the long-term planning and financing that such megaprojects demand.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
While several threat trends and cybersecurity priorities persist each year, some new factors impacting the digital ecosystem should be considered in the next year.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Once privatized, Nordstrom isn’t expected to diverge much from its current priorities involving aggressive expansion of the Rack off-price chain, digital growth and comp gains at the Nordstrom upscale department store business.
—David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
With a steady improvement recorded over recent years, the next logical step is to discuss enhanced terms or a contract extension — yet the situation around Diaz is some way down the list of priorities.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
That starts with visibility, clear priorities and a willingness to revisit your plan as threats evolve.
—Ro'ee Margalit, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The shift underscores the department's use of its authority to repurpose discretionary funds to match the president's priorities.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
In May, for instance, the Department of Education discontinued Biden-era grants worth $1 billion aimed at improving mental health services in schools, saying the programs were not advancing administration priorities.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Layered onto all of this is a political system in which priorities flip every few years, undermining the long-term planning and financing that such megaprojects demand.
—Ben Jones, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
While several threat trends and cybersecurity priorities persist each year, some new factors impacting the digital ecosystem should be considered in the next year.
—Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Related Articles Once privatized, Nordstrom isn’t expected to diverge much from its current priorities involving aggressive expansion of the Rack off-price chain, digital growth and comp gains at the Nordstrom upscale department store business.
—David Moin, WWD, 24 Dec. 2024
With a steady improvement recorded over recent years, the next logical step is to discuss enhanced terms or a contract extension — yet the situation around Diaz is some way down the list of priorities.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Priorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priorities. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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