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a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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Jackson would like to be back in Charlotte, where the more pressing positional issue is getting Jaycee Horn signed to a long-term extension.
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Joseph Person, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Among the most pressing concerns are privacy and ethics, as pBCIs capture sensitive neural data.
—Thorsten Zander, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But the more pressing issue remains New York’s inability to string together consistent defensive stops.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Rankings are a dime a dozen, but this list — which uses economic metrics like job growth, wages and affordable housing to measure a city's success — underscores Nashville's most pressing challenges.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Person, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Among the most pressing concerns are privacy and ethics, as pBCIs capture sensitive neural data.
—Thorsten Zander, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
But the more pressing issue remains New York’s inability to string together consistent defensive stops.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Rankings are a dime a dozen, but this list — which uses economic metrics like job growth, wages and affordable housing to measure a city's success — underscores Nashville's most pressing challenges.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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