as in acute
needing immediate attention
I will need to put off everything but the most urgent issues
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Gibney adds that that some outlets would also need a long lead time to handle a film like this one, but the filmmakers felt demand for the film was urgent, given the spotlight on Netanyahu during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Among all of the reasons why your face can puff up, allergic reactions are perhaps the most urgent.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
This can often feel impossible with the demands of work, family, and other urgent commitments.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
For many organizations, deciding whether to pay a ransom is a difficult and urgent decision.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Among all of the reasons why your face can puff up, allergic reactions are perhaps the most urgent.
—Katie Camero, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
This can often feel impossible with the demands of work, family, and other urgent commitments.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
For many organizations, deciding whether to pay a ransom is a difficult and urgent decision.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgent
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Managing Triggers For acute telogen effluvium, treatments involve identifying your trigger and managing it.Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Oct. 2024
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Bolivian general arrested and accused of coup after dramatic showdown with president The power struggle has unfolded during a period of acute economic strife in Bolivia.Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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Four out of 10 people in the state say the economy is the most pressing issue, according to a poll by Emerson College.Paula Ramon, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ongoing strike The most pressing issue for Boeing this week is ending a costly labor strike that has hobbled its factories in the Seattle area, where most of its aircraft are produced.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
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By now, every fan has added to their gameday ritual, building in time to Google around for their game’s TV information, or text a buddy, or—if things really get dire—call their kid.Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Because the consequences, especially if someone is pushed out of the closet, could be dire.David Oliver, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Regaining his strength After intense physical therapy, Chris Smith has made incredible strides.Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024
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First, on capital allocation, the company has been spending on increasing capacity in an intense pursuit of growth at any cost.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
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That requires all of us to develop new ideas for a compelling future of our society.Dr. Marcus Krug, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Juror #2 , like Conclave, which opened this weekend, proves to be an exceptionally fine entertainment for adult audiences craving something compelling and engrossing — all too rare these days in bringing that discerning older audience back to theaters.Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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However, as is often the case for the disability community, access barriers can be multi-layered – borrowing from both emergent societal perils as well as challenges that are unique to disability and easily overlooked.Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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These are features that California daydreams are made of, and this emergent scene is luring visitors to an outpost 70 miles southeast of downtown San Diego.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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When Senior Secretary Lee (Moon So-ri), a cheerfully calculating government figure, approaches Chairman Kim about using Jung-ja to deliver a new doctrine meant to sway society back to the New Truth Society, the desperate leader agrees.Kayti Burt, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The novel centered on a desperate man named Ben Richards, needing money for his sick daughter, who joins the most popular show, The Running Man, in which teams of killers hunt down contestants.Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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With guidance from Clint Vince, Rayburn’s outside counsel, who had helped the utility with all of its critical decisions from the time Raymond organized it, the co-op bit the bullet early.Llewellyn King, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The Recaro seats snug driver and passengers into place, a critical consideration given the speeds this Bronco can reach so quickly.Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Urgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/urgent. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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