exigency
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That sense of exigency is honeycombed with grief.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 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 predicament illustrates the exigency of the deepening refugee crisis.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2022
A good deal of nonsense, during the excitement of the present fire, was talked about an inadequate supply of water to meet the wants of the exigency, but this was found to be fallacious.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George
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