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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
Jeff co-created the Competing Values Framework and developed the Innovation Code and Innovation Genome methodologies which provide organizations with practical tools to reconcile competing priorities and drive breakthrough performance.
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Big Think, 21 Mar. 2026
Perez, 38, has not succeeded at key policy priorities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Even if the film doesn’t co-sign her ideology, Ursula is the most nuanced of the ruthless killers, and Gellar is adept at digging into the character’s ambiguity and shifting priorities.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
While the university officials pointed to finances and low student demand, some professors view the move as a part of a broader effort to appease conservative priorities for higher education, even though the private school operates outside state oversight.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Bianco’s campaign website lists numerous priorities.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The independent group plans to review autism science and recommend research priorities to improve the lives of autistic people—something that many of its members worry the federal committee will no longer prioritize.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Without a strategy that clearly lays out American priorities and responses, America’s counterterrorism defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.
—Jacob Ware, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
That said, the writers unions have been clear about their priorities.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
Big Think, 21 Mar. 2026
Perez, 38, has not succeeded at key policy priorities.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Even if the film doesn’t co-sign her ideology, Ursula is the most nuanced of the ruthless killers, and Gellar is adept at digging into the character’s ambiguity and shifting priorities.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
While the university officials pointed to finances and low student demand, some professors view the move as a part of a broader effort to appease conservative priorities for higher education, even though the private school operates outside state oversight.
—Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 20 Mar. 2026
Bianco’s campaign website lists numerous priorities.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The independent group plans to review autism science and recommend research priorities to improve the lives of autistic people—something that many of its members worry the federal committee will no longer prioritize.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Without a strategy that clearly lays out American priorities and responses, America’s counterterrorism defenses are divided, disorganized and under-resourced.
—Jacob Ware, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
That said, the writers unions have been clear about their priorities.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Priorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priorities. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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