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necessary

[nes-uh-ser-ee] / ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /




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Federal regulations require banks to keep a broad range of communications, including emails, phone recordings and instant messages, which can be used if necessary for compliance investigations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Starship is necessary to achieve many of SpaceX’s goals, and most analysts covering the company warn that potential delays with the program pose a risk to their ambitious forecasts.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Breakfast is necessary; brunch should feel as though someone has added a flourish.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"This is because the authorities were not permitted to conduct autopsies on the bodies of the deceased, and therefore lacked the forensic evidence necessary to determine the cause of death," it said.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

And I was all ready to squeak up on her behalf, if necessary.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

Latinos are necessaries for the North American community.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 12, 2025

Meanwhile, lingering inflation has still been high enough to hold back spending by consumers who had to set more money aside for necessaries like food and utility bills.

From Washington Times Oct. 31, 2023

I’ve promised myself “Little Dorrit” this year and some other unopened necessaries.

From New York Times Oct. 1, 2020

“In the last years of her life, before Congress purchased her husband’s papers, she was in a state of absolute poverty, and I think sometimes suffered for the necessaries of life,” Jennings wrote.

From Washington Post Jun. 7, 2018

She sent Beetle back to the cottage to pack a basket of necessaries.

From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman




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