urgent
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"The wildfires that tore through our countryside this summer showed the urgent need to adapt to our changing climate," Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle said ahead of the summit.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
That urgent question is the book’s ultimate contribution to the fraught death-penalty debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Four days later, Ukrainian drone operators reported that they were losing unrestricted access to the Starlink network for unexplained reasons, leading to the urgent requests from Kyiv for an explanation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Some $4.9 billion is needed for urgent repairs this year alone.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
But she hadn’t moved, and the candle in front of her burned as bright as ever; it was only the tapping that got louder and more urgent.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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