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Harvesting olives is an age-old ritual and also an economic necessity for many Palestinians, but, according to the UN, it is increasingly precarious.

From BBC

Doing so is a pragmatic as well as a moral necessity lest the voters’ patience and generosity run out.

Friends donated clothes and other necessities to get her back on her feet.

As mentioned, Black liberals operated through a critique of the existing order from within, rather than assuming the necessity of its wholesale destruction.

From Salon

Hollywood Out of necessity — and opportunity — there’s a direct correlation between tourist popularity and walkability in L.A. neighborhoods.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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