primacy
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Clayton told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday that Trump had insisted the new task force ensure US primacy in the AI field, amid stiff competition from China.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
They talk about its European-style organizing model, its uneasy alliance with the Democratic Party, the primacy of canvassing and volunteering, and the art of compromise.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 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
But minds in Washington are focused on another question, too: how will all this affect the US's race with China for global primacy?
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Focusing on the Olmec’s chronological primacy, they believe, obscures the more important fact that Mesoamerica was the home of a remarkable multisociety ferment of social, aesthetic, and technical innovation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Vocabulary lists containing primacy
Power Suffix: -acy
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President Obama's Farewell Address
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4.3: Origins and Impact of the Western European Empires in the North Atlantic (Sources 1–9)
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