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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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“It reinforces the need and urgency for Canada to invest in export infrastructure for energy and nonenergy products,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Romain Jordan, who represents some of the families, said the "staggering number of breaches and shortcomings in the inspections raises the question of whether the municipality should be investigated with even greater urgency".

From BBC

"It is absolutely right that Ofcom is looking into this as a matter of urgency and it has my full backing to take any enforcement action it deems necessary."

From BBC

But despite facing calls from many directions for a bolder approach, with much more political direction, more vigour, more speed and more urgency, his arguments were familiar ones.

From BBC

Lance has shown poise in limited opportunities, but he’ll face steady pressure from a Denver pass rush that’s playing with urgency.

From Los Angeles Times