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primacy

[prahy-muh-see] / ˈpraɪ mə si /
NOUN
supremacy
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But it stressed "the enduring primacy of live sports and news".

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Like professional athletes, online competitors can lose consistently and still maintain primacy based on records they have set years before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

For years, critics have argued that the dollar’s place of primacy would erode, to no avail.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Yet Janick’s success comes at a time when the primacy of the major label is arguably under threat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The only serious contender for primacy was Benjamin Franklin, but just before his death in 1790, Franklin himself acknowledged Washington’s supremacy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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