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imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv] / ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv /




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The imperative now is to keep the pressure on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

She says it is imperative to provide dedicated waiting rooms for cancer patients.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

There’s another way to look at this — through geography and — perhaps — a hidden strategic imperative for the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

For litigators, it has created a new imperative: ferreting out citations that have been fabricated by AI bots in their own court filings — and their adversaries’.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He found that Scythe Faraday’s moral imperative and ethical high ground infused Rowan with purpose—but only in the scythe’s presence.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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