exigency
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"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
Barriers of language, culture, religion and even species would be dissolved in the exigency of a moment no one knew how long might last.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021
Woman who well knew the mountains, wise as well as beautiful woman, she had provided herself with a suit for the time's exigency.
From The Cassowary What Chanced in the Cleft Mountains by Waterloo, Stanley
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