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imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv] / ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv /




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Even the author most associated with the imperative of a dedicated writing space turns out to have made drastic modifications in real life.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

“So it is imperative for the sector to post upwards earnings revisions for the recent outperformance to continue.”

From Barron's

Even before the first bombs fell on Iran, after all, the U.S. was shortchanging all those imperatives.

From Los Angeles Times

Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, cited research suggesting that private equity’s imperative to maximize profits might conflict with the best interests of parents and children.

From The Wall Street Journal