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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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With winter approaching, the prospect of continued fighting and attacks on vital infrastructure has added urgency to the search for a settlement against a backdrop of deadly Russian attacks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Looking ahead, we remain focused on building upon the strength of the International business while acting with urgency to sustainably improve our performance in North America,” Laguarta said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

Concerns over AI have grown in urgency in recent weeks.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Perhaps they both were, and there was such brilliance in the endless careless diamonds of light, but there was awareness, too, and urgency.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

They cited his “timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships and reinvigorates cities.”

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 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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