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necessarily

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


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Not necessarily, I suspect, due to the near-extinction of the alarm clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Good news for the consumer doesn’t necessarily mean bad news for investors, though.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Rogers: I would say the people that make it very apparent that they have sketch comedy and impression skills, and maybe you wouldn’t necessarily know that they do until they show that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

When the previous two corrections hit, the selling didn’t necessarily accelerate right away, but the downtrends that got them there continued.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Their choice of what to write about will necessarily be shaped by their own interests and concerns.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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