urgently
Americanadverb
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in a way that requires immediate action or attention.
These reforms are urgently necessary to protect both the public health and national security.
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in an insistent or earnest way.
We urgently request a thorough review and reevaluation of the government’s recovery plans for endangered species.
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When doctors reviewed translations with high quality scores, they also found small but frequent mistakes in medication instructions, as well as in warnings about when to urgently return to the ER.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Speaking to the BBC's Big Boss Interview, Smith called AI both a "tool and a weapon" that urgently needed to be regulated.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
His Vilnius-based ally Tyutrin, 45, told AFP the Lithuanian authorities had warned him two weeks ago to "leave my home urgently and get rid of my car."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
Can you tell us what issues you centered in that brief, and just lay out what relief it was that the plaintiffs felt was so urgently needed?
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Iran,” he said urgently; he drew her away from the empathy box.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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