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exigency
noun
A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
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noun
A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
“He never knew what to do in an emergency”
noun
A pressing or urgent situation
“The health-care exigency”
noun
That which is required in a particular situation — usually used in plural.
“The trench maps used in the Great War resulted from the exigencies of war.”
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He never knew what to do in an emergency
The health-care exigency
The trench maps used in the Great War resulted from the exigencies of war.
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