as in precedence
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way
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Recent Examples of right-of-way
The off-duty officer was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound when the driver of the Accord failed to yield the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcycle, a DPS spokesperson said in a news release.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
There is an obvious and important question that needs to be seriously asked and answered: Can existing rights-of-way be used to transmit power from A to B, and thereby avoid the emotional confrontation on the doorstep?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Their ideas include moving the tracks to the Interstate 5 right-of-way from Oceanside to San Diego, or building a bridge along the coast above the beach in Del Mar. Planners have said those suggestions are impractical and unlikely.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
In June 2023, a federal judge ordered that the oil giant was in trespass of the Band’s land, as the right-of-way easement expired more than a decade ago after the Band chose not to renew it, fearing environmental harm.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
There is an obvious and important question that needs to be seriously asked and answered: Can existing rights-of-way be used to transmit power from A to B, and thereby avoid the emotional confrontation on the doorstep?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
Their ideas include moving the tracks to the Interstate 5 right-of-way from Oceanside to San Diego, or building a bridge along the coast above the beach in Del Mar. Planners have said those suggestions are impractical and unlikely.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
In June 2023, a federal judge ordered that the oil giant was in trespass of the Band’s land, as the right-of-way easement expired more than a decade ago after the Band chose not to renew it, fearing environmental harm.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Right-of-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-of-way. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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