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exigency

[ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn-] / ˈɛk sɪ dʒən si, ɪgˈzɪdʒ ən- /


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“That’s not the way it works anymore. There would be a number of people who would surface. I rate the odds of that exigency very, very low.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

"We have absolute faith in Australians understanding the exigency of this reform, why we need it, and we believe they'll come on board and vote yes," Davis said.

From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023

“Associated in my entire family’s mind with exigency, a thing that nobody likes!!”

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2022

“There was no exigency requiring immediate intervention by the officers, and no crime had occurred,” according to the referral, as recounted in the OPA summary.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022

But his voice would put merriment into any exigency.

From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel




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