priorities

noun

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 To make matters worse, organizational churn means teams rotate, priorities shift and systems evolve faster than documentation or oversight can keep up. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Brands arrive, projects launch, training happens, and then sourcing priorities shift and the investment evaporates. — Bart Vollaard, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026 Still, climate has often taken a back seat to other issues in Democratic voters’ priorities, such as inflation, healthcare affordability and the role of money in politics. — Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Shares of CrowdStrike jumped 10% after the company delivered another beat-and-raise quarter, cementing our thesis that cybersecurity has become one of the most critical investment priorities for companies in a post-Mythos world. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The Sun quincunxes Pluto, highlighting where careful effort meets control issues, hidden pressure, or shifting priorities. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2026 The splintering of mass media, the confluence of a cultural icon whose priorities are so admirable — the zeitgeist will simply never again support someone so pure of heart. — Carlye Wisel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Disability advocates say federal officials are focused on the wrong priorities. — Claire Sibonney, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Officials said lowering its operating expenses could free up public funds for essential services and other community priorities. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Priorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priorities. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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