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imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv] / ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv /




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

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Counter-unmanned-aircraft systems have quietly migrated from a line item in defense budgets to a standalone strategic imperative.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

"It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire," Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 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

So it became imperative to establish design templates for instrumental music, even if the template was hidden beneath the surface of the music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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