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dringend (adj)
   urgent, pressing, desperate, imperative, compulsive
dringend (adv)
   badly, desperately, urgently, strongly

Er hatte einen Urlaub dringend nötig.
He desperately needed a vacation.
Deutschland braucht dringend mehr Zuwanderung – sonst wird die Bundesrepublik bald international abgehängt.
Germany is in urgent need of more immigration, otherwise the Federal Republic will soon be internationally irrelevant.
Es wird dringend empfohlen, dass…
It is strongly recommended that...
Ingenieure werden jetzt dringend gesucht.
Engineers are in high demand now. (…are now urgently being sought.)

Related:
dringend benötigt badly needed, much-needed, desperately needed, urgently needed, required urgently
dringend empfohlen strongly recommended
etw ganz dringend brauchen to be in desperate need of sth
eine dringende Nachricht an urgent message
dringen to penetrate, get through; push through

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