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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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Since turning 70, Irving has had a clearer recognition “that there was less time ahead than there was behind and a greater sense of urgency — with both happiness and sadness — associated with that.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 23, 2026

Harris-Dawson disputes that, saying Raman failed to lead the committee with the urgency needed to combat L.A.’s enduring homelessness crisis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Leo Lieghio, vice president of the Irish Road Victims Association, has called for greater urgency in tackling road deaths.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

“The urgency to get cost out of the supply chain is increasing,” said Patrick Kelleher, chief executive of third-party logistics provider GXO Logistics.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I heard the franticness in their voices; I heard the urgency.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

And I use the word modern, meaning these characters’ urgencies, their interiorities, their conflict, the ways in which they contradict themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2024

Most goes to communities close to the border “due to the urgencies they are confronting,” but cities far from the border also get funds.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2023

A sound after-action analysis includes the uncertainties, pressures and urgencies a decider experiences in the moment.

From Washington Post Dec. 10, 2022

"We are ready to give Italy a government that addresses the urgencies and challenges of our time with understanding and competence," Meloni wrote on Facebook on Thursday.

From Reuters Oct. 21, 2022

When you're dying for so long, old urgencies wither and die.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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