as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
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This is the stance of someone likely to either miss or reject warnings of emergent threats.
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Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
While true, this timing may not provide sufficient clarity or comfort to borrowers making more emergent career decisions.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Notably, the secret document also confirms earlier reporting by the Miami Herald first describing how remittances have helped finance Cuba’s emergent private sector.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
There’s a sense of abandon meshed with a quite organized fan worship — that’s the stuff emergent hip-hop celebrity is now made of.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Kori Schake, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2025
While true, this timing may not provide sufficient clarity or comfort to borrowers making more emergent career decisions.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Notably, the secret document also confirms earlier reporting by the Miami Herald first describing how remittances have helped finance Cuba’s emergent private sector.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
There’s a sense of abandon meshed with a quite organized fan worship — that’s the stuff emergent hip-hop celebrity is now made of.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for emergent
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“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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