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importunities

noun

plural of importunity

as in demands

something that someone insists upon having overwhelmed by the often conflicting importunities of pressure groups

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as in harassments

the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another resented the importunity of those annoying telemarketers

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Noun

Symptoms included fatigue, headaches, poor sleep and concentration, and a vague inability to keep up with the increasing pace of demands of the age.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
Conversely, shaving labor from a T-shirt serves little sustainability purpose if the gain funds more styles, tighter supplier demands, and rising output.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of demands

Noun

Those requests range from support for new construction projects or upgrades, but more than half seek additional funds to shore up revenue for operating costs as budget woes persist.

— Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Review requests, appointments, volunteer work and commitments for the coming days, weeks and months.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of requests

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Gary Griggs, a geologist at UC Santa Cruz, said the elevated water levels are linked to El Niño conditions and ocean disturbances known as Kelvin waves.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Sleep disturbances are common in depression, and night owls (who tend to get less sleep than early birds) are likely to have more and worse depressive symptoms.

— Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbances

Noun

Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline is planned or under consideration, and whether teams have received instructions about being on the court.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirements

Noun

An agent can sit in the background comparing requisitions, POs and invoices against the contract itself, flagging a purchase from the wrong supplier, a price that doesn’t match or a missing volume discount.

— Shaz Khan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Headcount changes start with backfills, requisitions and contractor budgets.

— Gleb Tsipursky, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026

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