urgent
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The health system also provides more than $270 million in unreimbursed care for low-income patients each year, he said, as well as primary and urgent care for people experiencing homelessness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Those findings will be reported within three months, allowing recommendations for "urgent action" to be considered and implemented "without delay".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The question was an urgent one to Americans amid the rising tensions leading up to the Civil War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Reconstruction might take the priority over reform," he said, pointing to devastated hydropower projects, destroyed communities and the urgent need to restore livelihoods.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Get down! You two! Get down in the boat!” cried Nighthand, and he heaved on the sails as Irian spun the tiller under fast, urgent hands.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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