urgency
Example Sentences
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“There’s an urgency for California to fill a void,” Rosenbaum said.
From Los Angeles Times
He resisted, unable to understand the sudden urgency.
While setting up the party, she told me that she didn’t like my “lack of urgency.”
From MarketWatch
A changing political environment lends a sense of urgency.
"It is imperative that the government sets out how it intends to address this issue as a matter of urgency," he added.
From BBC
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