as in urgent
needing immediate attention
the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant
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Open to both professional and amateur photographers and videographers, the Audubon Photography Awards celebrate not only the beauty of birds, but also the urgent story of hemispheric bird conservation.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026 -
But there has been less talk recently of the missile arsenal being part of broader negotiations, even though Israel and Gulf Arab states see it as an urgent risk.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome affects the kidneys and causes a wide range of symptoms, including blurred vision, low blood pressure, acute shock, internal bleeding and kidney failure.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Those category expansions aren’t driven by a common technology, but rather by an acute understanding of consumer pain points and how to solve them.—
James Manso,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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“Importunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunate. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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