prime target

noun

: someone who is more likely than most other people to be affected by something (such as a disease)

Men in this age group are prime targets for heart disease.

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As the foundation of modern software development, APIs facilitate inter-application communication and fuel digital transformation, research firm International Data Corp. said in a report, and this critical role has broadened the attack surface, making APIs a prime target for cybercriminals. —

Bob Violino, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2025 Live sports are also a prime target, with piracy draining $28 billion annually from the global sports industry. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025 Net neutrality was immediately seen as a prime target to be struck down without Chevron. —

Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2025 The latter is linked to a political action committee that helped make the 2022 election one of the nastiest and most heated in the town's recent history, while the former was a prime target of that PAC. —

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for prime target