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needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Recent Examples of urgent
This is especially urgent with a spreading infection.
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Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin walks away with the film, Eisenberg gives one of his best, most heartfelt performances (his famously urgent speech pattern is largely intact) as a man who has come to appreciate life’s responsibilities but has maybe lost a piece of himself in the process.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The heir to the throne launched the contest in 2020 to inspire impactful approaches to the world's most urgent environmental challenges, with plans to award $1 million Earthshot Prizes in five flagship categories annually until 2030.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
Although Culkin walks away with the film, Eisenberg gives one of his best, most heartfelt performances (his famously urgent speech pattern is largely intact) as a man who has come to appreciate life’s responsibilities but has maybe lost a piece of himself in the process.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The heir to the throne launched the contest in 2020 to inspire impactful approaches to the world's most urgent environmental challenges, with plans to award $1 million Earthshot Prizes in five flagship categories annually until 2030.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Although drought is the most urgent threat, the Northeast is also broadly getting rainier as a result of climate change, because a warmer atmosphere can hold more moisture.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
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In the years since, losses in some places have neared 20% — and were particularly acute following a massive flood event in 2019.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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To address the acute issues at hand, the Day 1 Fund generally supports organizations that offer emergency or other temporary shelter to specific families.Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The digital divide is one of the most pressing issues of our time.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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The economy was the most pressing issue for most voters, with 32% ranking it first.Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those phrases helped to usher in revisionist readings in which conductors strove to make the coda sound as dire as possible.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Samuel also looks slow coming out of his breaks, a dire sign for a receiver who was never good at beating press coverage, even in the salad days.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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The vote came amid a moment of intense political debate about inflation.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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So, the next time life feels too intense, don’t overlook the small steps—embrace them.Shira Gill, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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While many Arduino components are available individually, there is a compelling argument for buying additional starter kits, even for those people who have gained some experience.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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In fact, for many business owners, especially those looking to maintain control and profitability, there are compelling reasons to explore alternatives.Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Therefore, leaders must place guardrails around their emergent AI models and policies.Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The world is full of such emergent phenomena: large-scale patterns and organization arising from innumerable interactions between component parts.Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024
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Shand repeatedly insisted there was no one else outside, even as five more desperate Indians wandered to the vehicle from the fields, including one going in and out of consciousness.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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The first-seven-minutes clip though shows some entirely different characters and a man’s desperate attempt to try to pass off the demons pursuing him.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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Asian Americans in particular have emerged as a critical part of the electorate, now making up about a quarter of the district’s population as its largest minority group.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Trump would go on to win the critical swing states of Michigan and Pennsylvania in his landslide victory.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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