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And Alison is the kind of plucky heroine who teases her lover about his research: “Lost treasures, haunted priories, secret maps? I think I saw that movie once.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Throughout the show, Downey weaves in reflections on his life, family and shifting priories in recent years, specifically as they relate to the future of the planet.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2023

The tax agreement has been one of Ms. Yellen’s top priories as Treasury secretary.

From New York Times • May 16, 2022

His companions were genuine lay brothers, able to lead him through the marshes and waterways to isolated hermitages and priories, where he would be able to plan his next moves.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2020

After that time the Cornish priory shared the fate of other so-called alien priories or cells.

From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)