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urgency

[ur-juhn-see] / ˈɜr dʒən si /




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The deadline is bringing fresh urgency to an industrywide effort to rely less on Chinese components.

From The Wall Street Journal

The effort is gaining urgency thanks to Beijing’s restrictions on exporting such materials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hers ticked with the urgency of the moment.

From Literature

Now, there is no such urgency, with 18 months left on his deal.

From BBC

"Everyone realises there's a sense of urgency that wasn't there before," Olberg said.

From Barron's