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imperative

[im-per-uh-tiv] / ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv /




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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

But behind it all, I knew the system I wanted to play and getting the right fit, in terms of the identity of every player in that system, was imperative for us.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“It’s imperative for Apple to show its AI road map or strategy. Investors have been waiting for that for a long time,” Hendi Susanto, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds, said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 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

But I cannot give him orders in this case: I cannot say ‘Beware of harming me, Richard;’ for it is imperative that I should keep him ignorant that harm to me is possible.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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