urgency
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A European Union spokesman said earlier this week that Ukraine’s experience shows the urgency of the continent doing more to develop its own space capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Segan, a longtime actor best known for working with Rian Johnson, maintains a sense of urgency throughout the movie’s tight 88-minute running time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
There was no passing backwards or square, and hopefully any young coaches watching will have been influenced by both teams' urgency to play forward.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
"Our reports... help communicate the scale of climate risks and the urgency of mitigation, adaptation and international cooperation."
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Wash deepened his voice and gave it the gruffness and urgency that were his father’s signature.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
And I use the word modern, meaning these characters’ urgencies, their interiorities, their conflict, the ways in which they contradict themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024
Most goes to communities close to the border “due to the urgencies they are confronting,” but cities far from the border also get funds.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
"We are ready to give Italy a government that addresses the urgencies and challenges of our time with understanding and competence," Meloni wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 21, 2022
Those I criticize, of course, would describe the moral urgencies very differently.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022
When you're dying for so long, old urgencies wither and die.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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