as in urgent
needing immediate attention
the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant
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Adjective
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For now, the need for RAM's clinics remains urgent and growing.—
Brit McCandless Farmer,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026 -
The urgent need to rearm following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and an apparent fracturing of relations within NATO mean Europe must become more self-sufficient in its defense production.—
Sam Meredith,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jackson died from acute propofol intoxication in 2009 having been accused of improper relationships with three boys.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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The route adds 10 days and increases costs by about 25%, at a time when over 19 million Sudanese face acute food insecurity.—
SAM MEDNICK,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Importunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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