necessity
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While Reynolds admits the storyline is one born a bit out of necessity, he believes his character is well-suited for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"Because a mistrial was properly declared due to the manifest necessity of a deadlocked jury, the defendant's motion to dismiss should be denied," prosecutors wrote in the motion.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Many of the factors weighing on those supply chains also affect food, and in particular that other necessity of modern life: chocolate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
To these young Americans, such options have made owning a car a luxury, not a necessity.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Germany’s propaganda minister would claim that German actions were justified by military necessity and by self-defense.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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In London, the CEOs linked cyber concerns to a U.K. government call for increasing personal stores of necessities, like beans and water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"I still need to buy vegetables, stock up on food, purchase school supplies, and take care of other necessities," she explains.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
For this couple, like those featured in other such explorations, most of this spending is on items that result from choices, not necessities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Yet the necessities of life — including gas, healthcare and auto repair — were also more expensive.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
When I finished putting my clothes in the old pine dresser, I took my bag of bathroom necessities and went to the communal bathroom to clean myself up after the day of travel.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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