set priorities
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: to decide which things are most important to do
We don't have enough time to do everything. We have to set priorities.
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Unlike a president or a governor, a mayor has to do much more than set priorities with their budgets.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
To build this habit, schedule a daily planning session—either at the end of the day to prepare for tomorrow or at the beginning of the day to set priorities.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But the pandemic must be fought simultaneously at the global level, with the full support of powerful countries—those that have a capacity to organize, set priorities, and unite disparate and often conflicting national efforts.
—Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2020
But their differences over how to set priorities quickly led to problems behind closed doors, according to transition aides.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 4 June 2025
To build this habit, schedule a daily planning session—either at the end of the day to prepare for tomorrow or at the beginning of the day to set priorities.
—Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
But the pandemic must be fought simultaneously at the global level, with the full support of powerful countries—those that have a capacity to organize, set priorities, and unite disparate and often conflicting national efforts.
—Nicholas Burns, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2020
But their differences over how to set priorities quickly led to problems behind closed doors, according to transition aides.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Set priorities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20priorities. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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