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priority

[prahy-awr-i-tee, -or-] / praɪˈɔr ɪ ti, -ˈɒr- /


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The Chargers could use help at defensive end, but general manager Joe Hortiz says finding the best player available is his 2026 NFL draft priority.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“Getting Peter Mandelson the job was a priority that overrode everything else,” said Emily Thornberry, chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee and a Labour lawmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Furthermore, analysts believe “the path to commercialization could be even faster now,” seeing as the FDA has been directed to issue priority review vouchers to drug programs with breakthrough therapy designations.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Shortly after taking over as leader in 2024, Eluned Morgan made cutting waiting lists her top priority and is trying to gain political ground in highlighting that they have been falling for months.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The idea of going all the way to London seemed like a fantasy of the night: Jordan College—sanctuary—safety—that was the priority now.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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