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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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“They’re selling urgency, that emotion and fear of missing out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The urgency that had consumed the campus gave way to the harder job of the aftermath.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“Her office responded to me with an intake form for the family, and I thought that that was not good enough. I didn’t think that met the urgency of this moment,” Park said.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The “latest advancements at the AI frontier have increased the level of urgency around cybersecurity,” Palo Alto Networks’ CEO said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

With sudden urgency, women embraced husbands and sweethearts who worked beside them at Phillips.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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