as in urgent
needing immediate attention
the demands of the chairmanship were becoming too importunate for me to continue without an assistant
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Adjective
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For its tender and urgent vision, the George Kalogeropoulos MFI Award goes to THE LAST CLASS (Michele Fornasero, Alice Drago).—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026 -
This event clearly shows an urgent need for better traffic enforcement on Jamaica Ave.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps no place in Colorado is the youth mental health crisis more acute than Children's Hospital Colorado, where more than 14,000 kids sought mental health treatment last year.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Millions could fall into acute food insecurity if the war does not end by the middle of the year and if oil prices remain above $100 a barrel, according to a new analysis, the WFP said in a statement on its website today.—
Yarden Segev,
NBC news,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Importunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/importunate. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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