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How to pronounce exigency in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms emergency, pinch
Type of crisis
Derivation exigent
Type Words
Type of crisis
Derivation exigent


the health-care exigency.

Examples of exigency

exigency
In determining exigency, the board should consider the degree of urgency involved.
From the dailyherald.com
This will have a posting if the event is delayed due to weather or other exigency.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This victory of Republicanism is not only assured, but of the utmost exigency.
From the swampland.time.com
Fortunately, God made the channel clicker to deal with just this exigency.
From the post-gazette.com
To be sure, we in the United States are far from such exigency.
From the forbes.com
Some of the factors include, exigency, excessive debt creating a crisis for Mr. Murdock's company.
From the forbes.com
Much of it is because of the perceived exigency of the moment.
From the forbes.com
Analysts note that the ideological volte-face is a matter of exigency, rather than conviction.
From the france24.com
There was no hurry, no pressure, no exigency.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"
  • Emergency: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"
  • (exigent) clamant: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
  • (exigent) requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
  • An exigent circumstance, in the American law of criminal procedure, allows law enforcement to enter a structure without a warrant, or if they have a "knock and announce" warrant, without knocking and waiting for refusal under certain circumstances. ...
  • The demands or requirements of a situation (usually plural.); An urgent situation; A situation requiring extreme effort or attention
  • (exigent) Urgent; needing immediate action; Demanding; needing great effort
  • (exigencies) situations that make pressing demands
  • (exigent) (adj.) urgent, critical (The patient has an exigent need for medication, or else he will lose his sight.)