imperative

“In order to make the salaries make sense, it is imperative to have different sources of revenue.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

For the wistful, lovelorn loner, it’s an imperative reminder that being attached at the hip can still be isolating, no matter how much two people think alike.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"It's absolutely imperative that we continue to follow the very best clinical evidence," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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

The imperative to raise the general level of technical proficiency had only grown stronger as the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union grew more inflamed.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

Part of that is down to financial imperatives, as a big fall in oil prices before the current war in the Middle East meant that even Saudi Arabia's extraordinary wealth took a hit.

From BBC ● May 25, 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

Margulies explains how, when we allow obscure legal language to overshadow moral imperatives, we can end up in very dark places.

From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2026

The three-minute convention persists thanks in no small part to attention spans and radio playlist imperatives.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall