prioritize
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Postpartum depression, limited partner support, housing problems, domestic violence, and other unmet social or safety needs can make it harder for new mothers to prioritize their own health, Yee said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
As Californians prepare to elect a new governor in November, the top concern they want the new leader to prioritize is reducing the state’s entrenched high cost of living, according to a new poll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Rather than focusing on grip strength alone, you should prioritize overall strength and fitness training.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and other major AI developers have promised to prioritize making models that have safety guardrails to mitigate risks and that are also aligned with human values.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Foundations would be lobbied to prioritize criminal justice reform.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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“Our city prioritizes the use of surveillance as a means of safety, but that is not what’s happening in our schools in our streets,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“While direct-to-consumer platforms have increased patient access to GLP-1 receptor agonists, these findings suggest that some do so through impersonal care that prioritizes quick prescriptions over comprehensive care,” the researchers wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The idea was to embed prevention specialists within targeting teams and foster a culture that prioritizes civilian security in accordance with U.S. law and international rules of war.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The strategy can appear somewhat random because it prioritizes gathering information over directly pursuing the answer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026
The negativity could actually be a boon for Apple, which has long marketed itself as a company that prioritizes user privacy and safety.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Scrolls found to contain lead could then be prioritized for CT scanning, potentially allowing many more texts to be recovered and building on the work of Seales and his collaborators.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Both Ukraine and Russia have increasingly prioritized the use and production of drones since the war began in February 2022.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
Turkey prioritized diplomacy while helping largely on “technical issues.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But my job, what I prioritized, is keeping it light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
From the beginning, there was a huge difference in the way Parks Canada conducted its search from all the previous hunts for the two fabled ships: finally, they prioritized seeking information using oral histories.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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But there are also questions about whether the BBC needs to learn from its rivals by slimming down the number of stories it does and prioritizing the big hits.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
She wants to get rid of the churn-and-burn cycle of campaigns prioritizing immediate national victories over long-term local sustainability.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Most importantly, this announcement increases our confidence that management is prioritizing the health of the franchise over short-term profit optimization,” Tarlowe said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Because Snell left his previous start with tightness in his left groin, the Dodgers planned for a short outing Saturday, prioritizing his health for the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Human and animal foragers are constantly prioritizing and making effort-allocation decisions, even if only unconsciously.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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