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primacy

[prahy-muh-see] / ˈpraɪ mə si /
NOUN
supremacy
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As chair of the National Association of Head Teachers' Primacy committee he is in regular contact with other headteachers.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

In his new book, The Primacy of Doubt, climate physicist Tim Palmer argues that the science of uncertainty is woefully underappreciated by the public even though it is central to nearly every field of research.

From Scientific American • Oct. 15, 2022

Primacy still belongs to Harjo's and his writers' love of American coming-of-age movies, and movies they enjoyed while he was growing up.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2022

Primacy over development programs in areas such as labor, climate and even democracy promotion have shifted to other departments.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

Accordingly, that view of the texts about Peter, which establishes his Primacy, is wonderfully confirmed by analogy, and by its harmony with what the Scriptures tell us of the Church, as instituted by Christ.

From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Allies, Thomas W.




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