necessary
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Stevens said the closures were necessary because smoke was affecting road visibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"We have had to make difficult, necessary decisions to keep the business moving forward," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We do not believe it is an indicator of soured investments, but rather part of the process—being contrarian is a necessary condition for this opportunity set,” Arini wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Leaders in both parties already agree that improvements to the American insurance model are necessary.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
The space was large enough that we had believed a person could crawl in there if necessary, but Mr. Smit dismissed it without a second glance.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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