Example Sentences

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“Because we knew we would be within the monetary constraint, we didn’t make it a rush to get there and instead have been prioritizing talking with voters,” Morales said in a statement.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023

“We have been prioritizing air defense capabilities of late because that is the urgent need of the Ukrainians,” John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, told reporters at the White House.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2022

But labor unions have been prioritizing efforts at the giant company, whose workforce and footprint expands each year.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

“Provincial governments have been prioritizing GDP growth and industrial production. That’s what they’ve always done,” Yan said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2021

A: Prioritize your own feelings at least as highly as you have been prioritizing his.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2021