paramount

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He has also created a new consultative council, which will exercise paramount authority over civilian and military affairs.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

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

For Lutheran Pietists like Bach, illuminating the Gospel was paramount, as were metaphors of light and transparency.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall