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exigent

[ek-si-juhnt] / ˈɛk sɪ dʒənt /




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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

Whether that effort can be reversed in time for the midterms or the 2028 elections is not really the exigent question.

From Slate • May 21, 2025

It says school officials “should not consent to access by an immigration enforcement officer unless he/she declares exigent circumstances or has a federal judicial warrant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

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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