priority
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These factors, and others, convinced the judge that he could not detain the boys because the guidelines for sentencing children say that custody is a "last resort", with the priority being rehabilitation.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"Good neighborliness, respectful relations between nations, and strengthening our political, cultural and trade ties should always be a priority," Sanchez told AFP, adding that Peru-US relations "cannot be an exception."
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
IRS CEO Frank Bisagnano has said collections are a priority.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Because advanced pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, breakthrough therapies that demonstrate this kind of significant survival benefit are often granted expedited or priority review.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
But Brahe and Ursus did not invent the priority dispute; rather, they cared about priority because mathematicians had been taking it seriously since at least 1520.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing priority
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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Bush's Address on 9/11
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