necessary
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He added that officers involved did not wear body cameras, and that officials would be investigating whether deadly force was necessary.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The FBI director’s tribute to Graham included one operational line that had nothing to do with mourning: He wrote that the bureau was “assisting local authorities and has made every necessary resource available.”
From Salon ● 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
On the other hand, change may be necessary if you’re alone, ailing or both.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
For this historic attempt, a running start was necessary.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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
Quiet quiet to escape discovery I gather my few necessaries in a morral, a bag, including the tortillas and fresh chones, underwear.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Vocabulary lists containing necessary
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 1
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Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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