necessity

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Apple TV+ still feels like a luxury, not a necessity, but there are a lot of really good — and potentially good — shows here.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"The purchases were undertaken strictly out of extreme necessity as an extraordinary emergency measure in response to unprecedented geopolitical and supply-chain disruptions and only after exhausting all commercially and operationally viable alternatives," the report reads.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Performances on the pitch, with the club 12th in the Premier League, indicate that spending big again will be a necessity.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Originally, the relationship is defined by hierarchy and necessity and then there’s this complicated dependence that bounds them together for life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Either by choice or necessity, Bobby moved out of the Mokarow house and settled in Los Angeles, in a small, dingy, dark, and inexpensive furnished room on Orange Avenue, one block off Wilshire Boulevard.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady