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[nes-uh-ser-ee] / ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /




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The city has already deployed goats to chomp away at invasive brush along the hillsides, but Cosgrove, who wrote Measure M, said more work is necessary to protect the community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kim also added that the North is reviewing "resuming the loudspeaker broadcasting against the ROK and considering other necessary and appropriate measures".

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Made up of tightly connected cells surrounding the brain's blood vessels, it carefully regulates which substances can enter brain tissue while helping maintain conditions necessary for removing potentially harmful waste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

They said they believed that a safe, secure and sustainable home should include access to the basic furniture necessary for everyday living.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Her hand waves back and forth between the two as she makes the necessary introductions.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Latinos are necessaries for the North American community.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

Meanwhile, lingering inflation has still been high enough to hold back spending by consumers who had to set more money aside for necessaries like food and utility bills.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 31, 2023

I’ve promised myself “Little Dorrit” this year and some other unopened necessaries.

From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2020

“In the last years of her life, before Congress purchased her husband’s papers, she was in a state of absolute poverty, and I think sometimes suffered for the necessaries of life,” Jennings wrote.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2018

“In the last days of her life, before Congress purchased her husband’s papers, she was in a state of absolute poverty, and I think sometimes suffered for the necessaries of life,” Jennings said.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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