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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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Long breaks aren’t unheard of on TV, but they’re rarely this long for a show that’s still trying to hold on to cultural urgency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

“We do feel an urgency to this conversation,” Lehane said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

After more than 100 campaign stops his message has been shortened to "Now": the words "or never" have been crossed out, adding to the urgency.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Although he was convinced at that time of the urgency of liquidating the Conservative regime, the plot horrified him.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez