as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day
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Recent Examples of exigency
In addition, institutions that reduce or close a program, department, college, or position because of a reinvestment plan would be able to proceed with policies and procedures associated with a declaration of financial exigency.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
However likely the Government’s success on the merits may be, in my view, emergency relief is not appropriate because the applicant has failed to demonstrate sufficient exigency to justify our intervention.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Declarations of financial exigency, mergers and outright closures are also likely to increase.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Financial woes at other colleges became so severe they were forced to declare financial exigency or close entirely.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
However likely the Government’s success on the merits may be, in my view, emergency relief is not appropriate because the applicant has failed to demonstrate sufficient exigency to justify our intervention.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Declarations of financial exigency, mergers and outright closures are also likely to increase.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Financial woes at other colleges became so severe they were forced to declare financial exigency or close entirely.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exigency
Noun
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Both sides of the political spectrum are using the term constitutional crisis.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Since returning to office, Trump has moved with speed and severity to eliminate legal immigration pathways, particularly humanitarian protections for those who fled crises abroad.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 May 2025
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What To Know On Saturday, Zelensky posted on X how missile and drone fragments were being cleared up in Kyiv, where rescue and emergency operations were ongoing.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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The law, known as the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, allows the president to take economic action after declaring an emergency that constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United States.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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“Exigency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exigency. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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