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necessarily

[nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-] / ˌnɛs əˈsɛər ə li, -ˈsɛr- /


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“I always wanted to make sure that I was telling authentic stories even if not necessarily always positive stories,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said Wednesday that sharp gains in oil prices don’t necessarily lead to higher inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

And you don’t necessarily have to tell them, it can be our little secret.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

An argument can be made that the U.S. does not necessarily need to return to those same SPR levels to have a sense of being better prepared for unexpected issues, Brito said.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Indeed, I shall argue that the new science would not have been possible without the construction of a new language with which to think, a language necessarily cobbled together out of available words and phrases.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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