necessary
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It is a tiring yet necessary ritual for both players and press, considering the scarcity of these matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, they found that one of the postulates used in the 2021 analysis was more restrictive than necessary.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
A rise-and-fall tempo is necessary — even if, in the case of “Gail Daughtry,” the undulation is almost imperceptible.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
In a social-media post on Sunday morning, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel said his agency “is assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
He flapped his arms a bit more, but it didn’t seem to be necessary, so he stopped.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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
Papa said he would ready a shipment of clothing, money, and other necessaries and send it along just as soon as he could.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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