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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Another more urgently asked Wilber if he’d spoken to his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Officials were appealing for $296 million to provide urgently needed aid for 1.3 million people over six months, he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used a speech at the summit on Tuesday to urge Ukraine's allies to deliver the air defence systems it urgently needs to protect it from escalating Russian attacks.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
National governments with conflicting interests have balked at ceding control in critical fields that experts say most urgently need reshaping, including defense and foreign policy, financial supervision and labor laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“Mira Williams calling for Dr. Spires,” I said as urgently as I could.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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