imperative
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"It is imperative that Cornell be willing to examine itself with the same rigor we expect of others," Anne Meinig Smalling, chair of the university's board of trustees, said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting education environments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"We cannot disagree about the imperative for Congress to act."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The collision of scientific progress, moral imperative and financial incentive has now created a crisis for the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I was under way, propelled by an imperative that was beyond my ability to control or comprehend.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
They’re losing out on great candidates, visionary leaders and businesses, to say nothing of the moral imperatives of equal access and opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tehran’s twin imperatives appear to be keeping it at the negotiating table despite skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Margulies explains how, when we allow obscure legal language to overshadow moral imperatives, we can end up in very dark places.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026
But this all means that the defence and security imperatives faced by the US and Europe are diverging.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2025
Mornings brought sober hope, then the usual imperatives.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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