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Google does not use the priority tag in sitemap files. Initially, Google believed that it would help determine which pages to crawl more frequently, but this has turned out to be of little use.
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TL;DR
Google does not take the priority tag into account in sitemap files. It was originally intended to guide crawling, but has ultimately proven to be unhelpful. Instead, focus your efforts on other more relevant SEO aspects.
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