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prioritization

American  
[prahy-awr-i-tahyz-ay-shuhn, -tuhz-] / praɪˌɔr ɪ taɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -təz- /

noun

  1. the act or result of prioritizing.


Example Sentences

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Details are not clear around player housing, league prioritization and core designation salaries after they became touch points of negotiations during the past eight months.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

It talked her through fixing a faucet in her apartment, generated advice for a loved one navigating a challenging roommate situation, and came up with vendor prioritization for her jewelry side business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

It provides an unprecedented basis for ecological modeling, conservation prioritization, and cross-regional research on vulnerable island ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

“We can do that with bus lanes, signal prioritization, all-door boarding, and bus stop consolidation.”

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

Interdiction, whether against terrorist material support or WMD, will be carefully coordinated to ensure prioritization of intelligence, proper allocation of resources, and, when necessary, swift, decisive action.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism February 2003 by United States. Executive Office of the President