urgency
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Expectations for an October move pulled back after New York Fed President John Williams publicly indicated there was no need for urgency.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The new guidance for judges, the BBC understands, will allow family courts to be "rigorous in refusing to deal with cases that do not meet the criteria of urgency".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
They’ll need to play with more urgency if they’re going to win in Atlanta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Some defense contractors involved in NGC2 said the Army has moved relatively quickly, reflecting an urgency to adapt as drones in Ukraine and the Middle East rapidly reshape modern warfare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
“There is a matter of some urgency which I would like brought to Her Majesty’s attention at once. Can you help me?”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
"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
Every age category from pre-puberty to professional has changing stakes and urgencies around this issue, and none of those categories are neat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 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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