urgency
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In a blog post External link, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for urgency as Congress considers whether and how to regulate AI.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“You can come away with a sense of healing, community and connection to a wider public or a sense of urgency to take more action,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
They had none of New York’s experience or urgency.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The urgency that had consumed the campus gave way to the harder job of the aftermath.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
As White and his men worked to corroborate the details in Lawson’s confession, they felt a growing urgency to get Hale and his nephews off the streets.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 6
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