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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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“We’re finally moving with the urgency and scale Angelenos deserve.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Leo Lieghio, vice president of the Irish Road Victims Association, has called for greater urgency in tackling road deaths.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

With a diagnosis comes some urgency to travel, learn and live as long as possible, he said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

As the first of the boomers hit their 80s, there is also a greater urgency to see as much of the world as they can.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

All these years, though, the mysteries of Weep had never had the urgency of this one.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

And I use the word modern, meaning these characters’ urgencies, their interiorities, their conflict, the ways in which they contradict themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2024

They cited his “timeless modern design that confronts climate urgencies, transforms social relationships and reinvigorates cities.”

From Seattle Times Mar. 7, 2023

"We are ready to give Italy a government that addresses the urgencies and challenges of our time with understanding and competence," Meloni wrote on Facebook on Thursday.

From Reuters Oct. 21, 2022

Every age category from pre-puberty to professional has changing stakes and urgencies around this issue, and none of those categories are neat.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2022

When you're dying for so long, old urgencies wither and die.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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