paramount

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The offices of Bass, Barger and the EPA have been “in almost daily contact,” the agency said, “and our partnership has been paramount to the great progress that has been made.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Discounters are in this really tricky spot, where price is paramount, but they’re up against the likes of Walmart,” Moran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The guiding principle was not an unyielding requirement of parental involvement, as the court suggests in Mirabelli, but rather paramount concern for children’s well-being.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Still, Trivariate found that, following oil spikes, investors psychology was paramount.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The paramount chief’s location may become the state’s capital city.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond