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
The 16- to 20-foot wide strips of land are public rights-of-way, and typically don’t have a lot of underground infrastructure, according to Andrew Barbeau, president of the Accelerate Group consulting firm, and the technical lead for the Blacks in Green geothermal project.
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Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Three of the alternatives would include a tunnel: beneath the community’s main road known as Camino Del Mar; under the city’s Crest Canyon; or along the edge of the Del Mar Fairgrounds below the Interstate 5 right-of-way.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Billboard companies have little stake in protecting the land around the signs, since the public right-of-ways are managed by the state, Longest said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The victim had the right-of-way, and Pena blasted through a steady red light, prosecutors say.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Three of the alternatives would include a tunnel: beneath the community’s main road known as Camino Del Mar; under the city’s Crest Canyon; or along the edge of the Del Mar Fairgrounds below the Interstate 5 right-of-way.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Billboard companies have little stake in protecting the land around the signs, since the public right-of-ways are managed by the state, Longest said.
—Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2025
The victim had the right-of-way, and Pena blasted through a steady red light, prosecutors say.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Right-of-way.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/right-of-way. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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