imperative
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"It is now imperative to prepare for the leadership transition under the best possible conditions and to fully learn from the situation so that such unacceptable incidents cannot happen again," the person added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
But homeownership should be neither deified as a moral imperative nor presented as a sure-thing investment opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The imperative to close all or portions of campuses potentially competes with the concurrent high priority of providing students with safe, up-to-date, fully resourced and inviting education environments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s imperative that films challenge us and encourage discussion, even the bad ones.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
In pondering how this disaster could have occurred, it is imperative to remember that lucid thought is all but impossible at 29,000 feet.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
They’re losing out on great candidates, visionary leaders and businesses, to say nothing of the moral imperatives of equal access and opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
Tehran’s twin imperatives appear to be keeping it at the negotiating table despite skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
World Athletics said allowing the athletes to transfer their nationality "would impinge upon and compromise the imperatives underlying the World Athletics eligibility rules and transfer of allegiance regulations".
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Even before the first bombs fell on Iran, after all, the U.S. was shortchanging all those imperatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
She only patted my arm and said, “We can study imperatives tomorrow.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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