put/place a premium on
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: to value (something) highly
Publishers put/place a premium on accuracy.
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Harbaugh put a premium on culture and, right or wrong, seemed to think that signing recruits to big NIL deals could be detrimental to team chemistry.
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Front offices place a premium on pitchers who can throw the hardest because fast pitches induce strikeouts and strikeouts are the most effective way for a pitcher to retire opposing hitters.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
Buoyed by accelerating trends that place a premium on live TV sports content, rising and established stars in multiple sports—such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Simone Biles, Coco Gauff and Alex Morgan—are supercharging momentum that has been building for years.
—Meena Lakdawala-Flynn, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
As Trump fills out the rest of his Cabinet, sources involved in the transition process said he’s expected to place a premium on selections outside of government service, as opposed to sitting lawmakers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Austin Meek, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Front offices place a premium on pitchers who can throw the hardest because fast pitches induce strikeouts and strikeouts are the most effective way for a pitcher to retire opposing hitters.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2024
Buoyed by accelerating trends that place a premium on live TV sports content, rising and established stars in multiple sports—such as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Simone Biles, Coco Gauff and Alex Morgan—are supercharging momentum that has been building for years.
—Meena Lakdawala-Flynn, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
As Trump fills out the rest of his Cabinet, sources involved in the transition process said he’s expected to place a premium on selections outside of government service, as opposed to sitting lawmakers.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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