necessitate

Example Sentences

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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

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

Pre-series, it felt like defeat in Australia would not necessarily necessitate change, depending on the manner of performance.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

That process can start during students’ freshman and sophomore years: A postgraduate position may necessitate a junior-year internship, and a junior-year internship may require a sophomore-year application.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 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