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urgent

[ur-juhnt] / ˈɜr dʒənt /


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Liz Hunter, a tech founder and parent who has set up a petition calling for urgent new regulation of smart glasses, is furious.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He resists Anna Magdalena’s urgent pleading that he accede to the invitation from Frederick to visit him at his Potsdam court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Symptoms include an urgent and frequent need to urinate.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The United Nations has launched an urgent appeal for nearly $50 million in emergency aid.

From Barron's

“This is the Lithian second capital—the City of Scholars. We have dropped you at the edge of it. We can take you no further; nereids do not walk, except in great and urgent emergencies.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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