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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
That document will be the guiding plan that sets the DDA's priorities into the future.
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Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 June 2026
His top priorities include affordability, childcare accessibility and taxing billionaires and corporations.
—Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Rather than treating them as competing priorities, Levy's comments illustrated how both can coexist, even when doing so requires support and sacrifice.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Safety concerns in the event of an emergency have been cited as the reason for the ban, but critics say sun protection and skin cancer protection also need to be priorities.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Church’s priorities had shifted.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Start meetings with a simple agenda and a quick check on priorities, since smooth structure lowers stress and invites real teamwork.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
The proposal also raises questions about priorities.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026
Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 14 June 2026
His top priorities include affordability, childcare accessibility and taxing billionaires and corporations.
—Haley Parsley
june 12, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Rather than treating them as competing priorities, Levy's comments illustrated how both can coexist, even when doing so requires support and sacrifice.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
How Cycle Syncing Works Cycle syncing divides the roughly 28-day menstrual cycle into four hormonal phases and assigns different foods, workouts and work priorities to each.
—Allison Palmer
updated June 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
Safety concerns in the event of an emergency have been cited as the reason for the ban, but critics say sun protection and skin cancer protection also need to be priorities.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Church’s priorities had shifted.
—Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Start meetings with a simple agenda and a quick check on priorities, since smooth structure lowers stress and invites real teamwork.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2026
The proposal also raises questions about priorities.
—Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026
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