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exigency

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


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“That’s not the way it works anymore. There would be a number of people who would surface. I rate the odds of that exigency very, very low.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2024

"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

Even in the limited and extreme circumstances recognized by the PSE, the time to recover possession of the apartment is not remotely tied to the exigency of the situation.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2021

I am not accustomed to preside at meetings like this; only the exigency of the times could induce me to do It.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political by Ingersoll, Robert Green




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