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Additional in vivo research will be necessary to determine whether the effects translate beyond cultured cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Though the exhibition intended to grapple with Galliano’s fall from grace and create a necessary dialogue about the limitations of artistic reverence, the dissent was too strong.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Wakeful rest” is a necessary element of learning that should happen after taking in new information, the AAP explains.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
"All emergency services are on the scene. Everyone affected will receive the necessary assistance," Zelensky added in a message on Telegram.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
She had three accomplices arranged in the circle, a neighbor and two cousins, who also knocked when necessary, and rearranged objects in the dark.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
And we command you to provide necessaries for them as long as they shall be with you by our command, and the cost, etc., shall be accounted, etc.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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