necessitate
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Danske’s Carsten Lonborg Madsen had pencilled in a revenue decline of between zero and minus 8% so the minus 5% to minus 13% range will necessitate a downgrade from him.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
Continued near-record highs in gold prices could therefore necessitate fresh price increases if Richemont is to protect its margins for the fiscal year, Deutsche says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
The firm previously said improvement would necessitate significant investment over the span of several years, while revenue growth remained subdued.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
He said schools would communicate any steps they were taking to parents and students and it "may necessitate the closure or partial closure of a site where the situation is particularly severe".
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
I tried to choose a figure that would not sound too drastic yet would necessitate my coming back to fill in the gaps.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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