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urgently

[ur-juhnt-lee] / ˈɜr dʒənt li /




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"It's clear we need to urgently understand why this issue was not discovered and fixed before it caused chaos," she said, adding that a Civil Aviation Authority review was underway.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated plans to make Canada an associate member of the European Union, saying the bloc must urgently rethink its partnerships.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

Its approach is designed around a simple idea: public health agencies identify the problems they urgently need solved, and researchers then build tools around those real-world priorities.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

The United Nations rights chief called Monday for countries and artificial intelligence companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed "unprecedented risks".

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Peter and I were scouting ahead, looking urgently now for a place to shelter —anywhere would do, just so long as we could get Karli out of the cold.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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