prioritize
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Many severely underestimate the difficulty of Pilates or its high-intensity offshoots, which are built on low-impact movements that prioritize core strength, posture and slow burn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Across several kinds of brain cells, this paired view revealed a consistent signature of 3D genome reorganization in Alzheimer's disease and helped us prioritize regulatory regions for future mechanistic and therapeutic investigation."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
San Diego City Councilmember Jennifer Campbell, who represents Ocean Beach, recently issued a statement reminding visitors “to prioritize safety and not jump from the cliffs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
If you don’t have an emergency fund, prioritize that before any home purchase.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Her choice to prioritize family life did nothing to dampen her parents’ pride in her academic achievements.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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“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 Department of Homeland Security said Trump also prioritizes immigration that strengthens the country financially, socially and culturally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
Officials also changed how patients experiencing ectopic pregnancy symptoms are prioritized when they call for an ambulance, leading to faster response times.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Come with an agenda that's prioritized, not chronological.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The most obvious way is ensuring that infrastructure projects are prioritized in communities that have long been ignored.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
As a result, builders pulled back from starter homes and other dwellings typically used for entry-level homeownership and prioritized building units for rent.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They were probably already working from a prioritized list of possibilities, entering them as fast as Sorrento could type.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The setup, Anthropic has said, “can ensure that the organizational leadership is incentivized to carefully evaluate future models for catastrophic risks … rather than prioritizing being the first to market above all other objectives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Here’s the short version: Tradwives promote a traditional model of family life, prioritizing being a homemaker and a primary caregiver and supporting their husbands’ role as the primary breadwinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
More refineries in the Middle East and in Russia are offline and China is increasingly prioritizing its domestic fuel market and has cut down on demand for crude, Smith said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Given the challenging market conditions in China and the U.S., we are prioritizing protecting transaction prices over volume growth,” said Chief Commercial Officer Erik Severinson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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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