necessary
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“There’s nothing necessary about keeping it open,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
"The necessary measures were taken to defend our territory in accordance with international law," he added in a statement on X.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine called it a “valid military requirement” necessary to protect the president and provide command-and-control capabilities.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
But as the deadline looms to prevent insolvency, it’s possible these proposals could become more attractive — or simply more necessary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Under its terms, Congress would not limit the foreign slave trade until at least 1808—twenty years after the Constitution was ratified, or accepted by the necessary number of states.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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
And we command you to provide necessaries for them as long as they shall be with you by our command, and the cost, etc., shall be accounted, etc.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing necessary
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 1
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Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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