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• Truck drivers that deliver the goods to us should have priority as well.
  — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2021
• While health care workers have priority access to the vaccine in the initial roll out, Rubio and the others are jumping the line to help instill public confidence in the process.
  — TheWeek, 19 Dec. 2020
• Finders have priority to adopt an animal if the owner does not come forward.
  — Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
• The vaccine is not yet widely available, and health care workers and nursing home residents have priority for the first doses.
  — NBC News, 31 Dec. 2020
• So the battle over 34th Avenue goes beyond whether cars or people should have priority to a debate over how an open street adds to — or detracts from — a neighborhood’s rhythms.
  — New York Times, 9 Aug. 2021
• Voucher holders will have priority to redeem them for tickets starting in mid-March before single-game tickets go on sale, the A’s said.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2021
• Those with the lowest income levels will have priority.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
• Does this affect those who have priority and an appointment?
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2021
• Also people who have been unemployed for more than 90 days will have priority.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
• Even the benefit of the White House’s offer of assistance comes with some ethical questions as to whether athletes should have priority.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2020
• Students who live inside the district would have priority if there is a shortage of capacity.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 6 Apr. 2021
• The bill would confirm the unwritten rule that the animals' handlers have priority in keeping them before they're offered up for adoption.
  — Star Tribune, 27 Mar. 2021
• Resort guests have priority access to some rides, free shuttle to the park and early admission on Saturdays.
  — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022
• The popular dinner is also open to the public, but hotel guests have priority booking and are advised to make reservations early.
  — Laura Beausire, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2022
• Some stand-by general admission tickets ($1 more than the above prices) will be available at the door, but guests who purchased admission online will have priority for entry.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2022
• Students living in public housing would have priority in the selection process.
  — Emily Fancher, SFChronicle.com, 9 Dec. 2020
• Lots of questions remain about who would manage a combined spaceport in Florida, who would determine what missions have priority, and so on.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2020
• Although the program does allow business owners to pick up free trees, Woodward said residents have priority.
  — Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2022
• Sleeping tabs allows tabs users are using actively to have priority while idle or background tabs are paused, allowing for improved speed.
  — Gene Marks, Forbes, 30 May 2021
• Families of students participating in football games have priority of purchasing tickets at $7 per adult and $4 per student during presale and at $8 the day of the game.
  — Alvaro Montano, Houston Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2020
• Comments are not limited to agenda items, but those commenting on agenda items have priority.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 July 2022
• Mutahi Kagwe on Wednesday said health workers and teachers will have priority for vaccinations in East Africa's economic hub and that the shots will be voluntary.
  — Tom Odula, Star Tribune, 7 Jan. 2021
• Per UConn, those who purchased tickets for this game will be issued full refunds within the next five business days, and if the game is rescheduled, those individuals will have priority access for tickets on the makeup date.
  — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 31 Dec. 2021
• Nearly half of those over age 65 have been vaccinated so far, and those who have yet to get their shot will continue to have priority even as teachers and others become eligible, the health department said.
  — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021
• In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, doctors feared having to make a heart-wrenching decision: If the need for ventilators outstripped the supply, which patients would have priority?
  — Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2020
• Trees and perennial plants will have priority for watering.
  — Sara Tabin, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2021
• Gemini insists that the Earn customers have priority because of the collateral deal.
  — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Broadway fans who sign up on the museum website will have priority (early) access to ticket purchase tickets today (6/17).
  — Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 17 June 2022
• Property owners along rivers and creeks also have priority.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021
• The fourth media partner would not necessarily have priority picks.
  — Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023

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