urgency
Example Sentences
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"AI capabilities have crossed a threshold that fundamentally changes the urgency required to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats, and there is no going back."
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
“While we acknowledge that Anthropic could still be engineering its own cyber products in lower-barrier areas, we see the urgency of the partnership as indicative of core cyber’s relative insulation from AI disintermediation,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
City Councilmember Nithya Raman, who has represented a Hollywood Hills district since 2020, says her last-minute decision to enter the race was fueled by “a sense of urgency that things needed to change.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
“We do feel an urgency to this conversation,” Lehane said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
She said his name again, this time more quietly, with an urgency.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing urgency
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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