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Recent Examples of primacy The simplest, most elegant way for the U.S. Supreme Court to offer clarity related to this lawfare campaign is to grant the defendants' petition and reassert federal primacy to regulate interstate pollution. David Blackmon, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 The biggest surprise is that the most overt invocations on the album are of a New York rapper: Nas, perhaps the first true hip-hop star whose primacy was predicated on his gift for dense narrative, but who for a stretch was derailed by the needs and urges of the marketplace. Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Image Five years ago, protein alternatives appeared poised to take on the primacy of red meat by offering an option that was healthier, more ethical and better for the climate. Cara Buckley, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 First, Syria is only a small thread in a larger web of permanent policies predicated on U.S. primacy and exceptionalism. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for primacy 
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Noun
  • There were other forecasters who even saw Eilish getting both, given her prior recent Grammy dominance.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The technological barriers that were supposed to protect America’s AI dominance, from advanced chips to massive data centers, are more mirage than fortress.
    Jackie Snow, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ten years into the Trump era, our Democratic avatars still feel obligated to signal their impotent superiority to the person who actually runs the place.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Of the 12 traits of a narcissist, several, like grandiosity and superiority, can actually look like leadership traits.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That distinction — great — belongs to the NBA’s true title contenders, a category that remains exclusive.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Gillett has led with confidence, grace, and distinction, carrying out the exact mandate of our legislative body.
    Rep. Jaime Foster, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Stargate, the $500 billion effort to secure American AI supremacy for perpetuity backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank founder Masa Son, among others, will require a gargantuan amount of energy to power it.
    David Jeans, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2025
  • McConnell insists that revisionist powers can be contained only through American military supremacy.
    Reid Smith, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The growth and reputation of the gallery has been organic, according to Diaque, who used to work at Labor, one of the big three galleries in Mexico City, along with Kurimanzutto and OMR.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • The Super Bowl is here and the Kansas City Chiefs have a winning reputation to keep up as the face the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Neil Nakahodo, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Primacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primacy. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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