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[nes-uh-ser-ee] / ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /




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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




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