necessity
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Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
One month later, COVID-19 lockdowns made remote work a necessity for millions of workers.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It is a "necessity" that all home care workers are paid for their mileage and travel time amid ongoing rises in fuel costs, a South Yorkshire-based carer has said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Local 99 leader Arias dismissed the necessity of the three-year austerity plan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
She had been serving the goddess thus for many years when a Greek galley put in at the inhospitable shore, not under stern necessity, storm-driven, but voluntarily.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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