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exigent

[ek-si-juhnt] / ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt /




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That may happen as he gains more experience with Beethoven’s most exigent score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

“Some people don’t want to have to get a long-term place,” she says, and signing a lease doesn’t allow any wiggle room for exigent circumstances.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025

I’m not quite sure what to tell you, other than that Mark and I have tried as hard as we can to make these issues exigent and urgent.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2024

And each time I was about to call an end to the chaos, I got sidetracked by exigent cries of “R-and-W, center gate!”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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