necessity
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Ms. Paulus has cut the play significantly—a necessity, in truth, because the antic comedy and the philosophical arguments can both become laborious, even numbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Like many, Villa are a selling club, mainly due to necessity, and have been for a number of years.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Yuriy, a senior instructor who led one of the squads across the gruelling obstacle course, has at times pondered the necessity of such trials given the nature of drone warfare.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But when that is the case, renting isn’t always an unfortunate necessity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
A necessity, but he’d felt like a fool chanting, “Bing bong bing bing bong. No, wait, bing bing bong bing bing.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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A “rainbow cart” in each classroom contains necessities such as deodorant, hair care supplies, toothbrushes and toothpaste along with school supplies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Blamed partly on one of the worst episodes of the drought-inducing El Nino weather phenomenon in decades, the disaster threatens millions of people's access to necessities such as clean water and air -- even education.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
She also raised concerns that the sanctions may have the biggest affect on people, rather than economies, as they "deny people necessities to stay alive".
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Some stores are allowed to open but are limited to selling government-certified necessities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
We can set up factories to manufacture our own necessities!
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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