far down
idiom
: at a low or unimportant position in a list or series
Supporting public education seems to be far down on the government's agenda.
Cleaning house ranks pretty far down on my list.
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The victims of the wildfires in the Los Angeles have many issues to address, and taxes may be far down the list.
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
In his postgame press conference, officiating was far down his list of concerns.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
And why did the aircraft touch down so far down the runway?
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
These microbes, far down in the earth’s crust, have survived cataclysmic events over billions of years and may have helped to form the continents.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Dec. 2024
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Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
In his postgame press conference, officiating was far down his list of concerns.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2025
And why did the aircraft touch down so far down the runway?
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
These microbes, far down in the earth’s crust, have survived cataclysmic events over billions of years and may have helped to form the continents.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Far down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20down. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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