priorities

plural of priority
as in precedences
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 Moon’s square to Uranus can bring a mismatch between personal priorities and group expectations into view. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026 In Upper Chichester Township, voters described different priorities and sharply different views about the country's direction. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 Accelerating Kenvue's growth One of Kimberly-Clark's biggest priorities is to accelerate growth at Kenvue by strengthening key pieces of the business. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026 Lithium-ion will remain attractive where range, weight and energy density are priorities. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 Lewis said future priorities include creating a welcome center for visitors. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026 Without bipartisan support, Democrats could try to advance their priorities through budget reconciliation, a fast-track process for fiscal measures that requires only a simple majority. — Alexei Koseff, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026 Any function that depends on people aligning priorities, sharing knowledge and coordinating work can benefit from the same approach. — Joel Burleson-Davis, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The filing also noted the risks posed by copyright law, as well as the company’s priorities, including a section that calls out a divergence from OpenAI that may be relevant to Hollywood. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Priorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priorities. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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