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Recent Examples of exigent Under exigent circumstances, such as if the public is at risk of imminent harm, a warrant may not be required for police to enter the school. Brian Boggs, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025 Under exigent circumstances, such as if the public is at risk of imminent harm, a warrant may not be required for police to enter the school. Brian Boggs, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025 That law does not tightly define the circumstances under which presidents may determine that an emergency exists, leaving them with essentially unfettered discretion to unlock exigent powers for themselves. Charlie Savage, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025 Advertisement Still, Bass is not the first California political leader to lead in absentia during a moment of exigent crisis. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exigent
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  • For many who’ve been on the ground preventing violence in their communities, the debate at the Capitol feels urgent.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
  • Sutton added that with higher participation in an opt-in system, emergency managers could use that channel for less urgent alerts and conserve IPAWS alerts for the most high-risk situations.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • In Gaza City, 16% of 15,000 children were found to suffer from acute malnutrition, quadruple the percentage from February.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 25 July 2025
  • This is sometimes called an acute dystonia reaction.
    Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 25 July 2025

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“Exigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigent. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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