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prioritizing

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In an oversupplied market, data-center customers are likely to “shift from making purchase decisions based on what’s available to prioritizing the best technology,” according to RBC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

They made it to a nearby clinic, San Antonio de Catia La Mar, where the besieged staff was implementing emergency triage, prioritizing those with life-threatening conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Yet the PetPhone’s understanding of communication can feel narrow, prioritizing human language over pets’ physical gestures.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

At Los Angeles Unified, school board member Nick Melvoin said the district has been prioritizing shade structures.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 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