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
Pilots must still comply with all federal aviation regulations, including minimum visibilities, minimum safe altitudes and right-of-way rules.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Pioneer applied three times for a right-of-way permit so that AquaBounty could build pipelines across private property.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
In a transit-dependent city like New York, dedicating this unique right-of-way to a single-purpose park would squander the rare opportunity to grow the system without the usual rigors of digging new tunnels or laying entirely new track.
—Paul Dreyer, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
The four alternative routes supported by the SANDAG staff are: under Crest Canyon; under Camino del Mar; from the San Dieguito River Bridge to Interstate 5; and to double-track the route along the bluffs within the existing right-of-way without a tunnel.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025
Pioneer applied three times for a right-of-way permit so that AquaBounty could build pipelines across private property.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2025
In a transit-dependent city like New York, dedicating this unique right-of-way to a single-purpose park would squander the rare opportunity to grow the system without the usual rigors of digging new tunnels or laying entirely new track.
—Paul Dreyer, New York Daily News, 17 Feb. 2025
The four alternative routes supported by the SANDAG staff are: under Crest Canyon; under Camino del Mar; from the San Dieguito River Bridge to Interstate 5; and to double-track the route along the bluffs within the existing right-of-way without a tunnel.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Right-of-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-of-way. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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