necessitated

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The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

But repeated setbacks stalled the mission and even necessitated rolling the rocket back to its hangar for analysis and repairs.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And that’s where films like “They Will Kill You” and “Ready or Not 2” become mired by the ambition necessitated by the modern moviegoer.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

This was not an instant switch but a culmination of a decadeslong trend, one that necessitated many steps forward and plenty of steps back.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2025

But in the cases of the nova of 1572 and the comet of 1577 the data necessitated the phenomenon, and the phenomenon falsified the established theory.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton