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exigency

[ek-si-juhn-see, ig-zij-uhn-] / ˈɛk sɪ dʒən si, ɪgˈzɪdʒ ən- /


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The court’s consideration of this motion, moreover, was hardly warp speed for a case of this importance and exigency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Krulewitch, Rehn’s attorney, questions the claim of exigency, noting that once officers had arrived on the scene they knew nobody had been pushed out of a window.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

"We have absolute faith in Australians understanding the exigency of this reform, why we need it, and we believe they'll come on board and vote yes," Davis said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2023

“Associated in my entire family’s mind with exigency, a thing that nobody likes!!”

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2022

The recognition of a want, is an incentive to a thoughtful mind to supply the exigency.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman

Unencumbered by deep convictions and free from the constraints imposed by conventional morality or codes of honor, he can alter his tactics to the exigencies of the moment without hesitation or scruple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

"To spare them from the exigencies of the bill should be done on the grounds that membership of this House would allow them to maintain more easily the contacts that help them perform their duties."

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

It will be encumbered neither by norms nor the exigencies that compel speech in a democratic society.

From Salon ● Mar. 10, 2026

Economic exigencies are often more urgent than a deference to the past, but Little Tokyo is trying to have it both ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024

The form and dimensions of this fiery cavern varied according to the exigencies of the dramatic action; but its place was invariably in the lower part of the theatre.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by E. Rameur




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