necessitate

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The war might also necessitate a boost to fiscal spending, which could weigh on bonds while delivering a shot in the arm to the broader economy, at least in the short term.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

And with a new 10-year strategy due to be announced this summer, there will be interest in whether missing a second major tournament will necessitate at least some scaling back of ambition.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Maersk said it has contingency plans in place should the security situation deteriorate, which may necessitate reverting individual sailings or the wider service back to the Cape of Good Hope route.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Yet as Capital Economics’ Jonas Goltermann notes, the fact that high costs of data center buildouts will necessitate more debt going forward alone doesn’t change their view the AI-boom has further to run.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Joe threw his eye over them, and pronounced that the job would necessitate the lighting of his forge fire, and would take nearer two hours than one.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens