variants
also right-of-ways
as in priorities
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way
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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
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“Rights-of-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rights-of-way. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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