urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən(t)-sē 
plural urgencies
1
: the quality or state of being urgent : insistence
2
: a force or impulse that impels or constrains : urge
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Afterward, Brown stressed the Celtics need to show both patience and urgency to fight through their early struggles.
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Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Included in the 2030 objectives are new measures to meet the urgency of climate, social, and industry-wide challenges.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The film’s seamless structure weaves together elements of folklore, intimate observation and environmental urgency.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Included in the 2030 objectives are new measures to meet the urgency of climate, social, and industry-wide challenges.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
The film’s seamless structure weaves together elements of folklore, intimate observation and environmental urgency.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Urgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urgency. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
: the quality or state of being urgent
Medical Definition
urgency
noun
ur·gen·cy
ˈər-jən-sē
plural urgencies
: a sudden compelling need to urinate or defecate
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