instancies

noun

plural of instancy
as in exigencies

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  1. exigencies
  2. consequences
  3. imports
  4. moments
  5. magnitudes
  6. urgencies
  7. significances
  8. weights
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  • Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.
    — KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Definition of exigencies
Noun
  • Both Skaug and House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, said in the release that Boise wasn’t following that law and both hinted at possible consequences.
    — Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
  • Stricter regulations The proposal also sets clearer expectations for how data center developers should engage with the Independence community, along with stricter guidelines around consequences for breaking city ordinances.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • In the first half-year, China's total oil imports dropped 11% from a year ago in terms of volume.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • As Russia has become increasingly reliant on China for its energy exports and imports of key technology amid Western sanctions, Roscosmos has started cooperation with China on its prospective lunar mission.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of imports
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  • At the same time, the episode still leaves space for slower beats, including some joyously non-essential downtime moments.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • In keeping with the idea of expansion, Flanagan’s story further builds out the mythology of Carrie, using the novel’s often underused moments as launching pads.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of moments
Noun
  • Soccer, once a fringe sport, has grown by magnitudes since the last time a men’s World Cup was hosted here in 1994.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • While recorded on seismic sensors, traditional earthquake magnitudes are not appropriate for measuring atmospheric events.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026
Definition of magnitudes
Noun
  • That there is no need to fill consciousness at all moments with the artificial urgencies of screens, of emails, of texts, of social media; the real urgencies of the bright-eyed woodpecker above my head will always be vastly more interesting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Definition of urgencies
Noun
  • Factors In Kenya’s Sovereign Credit Rating Rise There are usually multiple significances to a credit rating action.
    — Ann Rutledge, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Definition of significances
Noun
  • Crafted from 22 momme mulberry silk, which is thicker and blocks out more light than lighter silk weights while remaining softer and less dense than heavier options, this mask is ideal for sensitive skin.
    — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
  • When Wilson works out with weights, those were also chosen in collaboration with the actor, which is in keeping with McCall’s philosophy that the actors should feel like their surroundings are extensions of the characters.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
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