as in urgent
needing immediate attention
started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision
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Recent Examples of exigent
The policy also prohibits officers from detaining someone with an administrative warrant at a place of worship, hospital or school unless exigent circumstances require immediate intervention to protect public safety.
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Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Several Minnesota school districts filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court on Wednesday seeking to block immigration enforcement operations at or near schools and bus stops without a judicial warrant or exigent circumstances.
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Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
But lawmakers usually do so only under exigent circumstances, such as a court order.
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David M. Drucker,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
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Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Several Minnesota school districts filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court on Wednesday seeking to block immigration enforcement operations at or near schools and bus stops without a judicial warrant or exigent circumstances.
—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
But lawmakers usually do so only under exigent circumstances, such as a court order.
—
David M. Drucker,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
There may be no higher and more exigent emergency facing the State of Texas than this.
—
Giles Hudson,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigent
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Jett is nonverbal and has a mental health condition, police said, making the search especially urgent.
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Last month, many of those companies gathered alongside military officials to address what was clearly an urgent problem requiring novel solutions.
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Doctors suspected acute leukemia, an aggressive blood cancer that can develop and progress in a matter of weeks.
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Combining Football Password Data The problem of using football information in passwords is even more acute when combined with other data.
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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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