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imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv] / ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv /




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She says it is imperative to provide dedicated waiting rooms for cancer patients.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Counter-unmanned-aircraft systems, or counter-UAS, have quietly migrated from a line item in defense budgets to a standalone strategic imperative.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

“It’s imperative for Apple to show its AI road map or strategy. Investors have been waiting for that for a long time,” Hendi Susanto, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

For litigators, it has created a new imperative: ferreting out citations that have been fabricated by AI bots in their own court filings — and their adversaries’.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

She raved on and on, as she always does, about money, the need for you to be educated in America, and the imperative nature of a good marriage.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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