pressing

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press·ing | \ ˈpre-siŋ

Definition of pressing

1 : urgently important : critical a pressing issue

2 : earnest, warm

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a pressing need for reform she had pressing business on the other side of town

Recent Examples on the Web And, perhaps most pressing, is Carmel actually Masha's fake-blue-eyed tormentor, or was that another hallucination? — Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2021 For Gronvell, the more pressing matter is making sure the youngest Americans begin building immunity should the coronavirus become an endemic childhood disease that's impossible to avoid. — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2021 Yes, the pressing priority is building an amazing community. — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Other prices might be cooling by next spring, when the debate over what the Fed should do about rates becomes more pressing. — Justin Lahart, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2021 At a hospital just west of the border, the most pressing worry is money. — Ishtiaq Mahsud And Rob Picheta, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021 That announcement caused Cunningham to hop off of the roller coaster and point his attention toward another pressing matter: Getting Cincinnati into a Power Five conference. — Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2021 His view of the power of analysis extends to the most pressing of current events, too—to the analysis of power. — Richard Brod, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2021 Among the most pressing: How long will businesses have to comply with the mandate, and how will OSHA enforce it? — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021

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