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necessarily

[nes-uh-sair-uh-lee, -ser-] / ˌnɛs əˈsɛər ə li, -ˈsɛr- /


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Universities UK, which represents 142 institutions, said the changes in student acceptance numbers was not necessarily as simple as the top universities grabbing as many students as they could by lowering grades.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Obviously, I had read the book beforehand, so I had an idea of what she was going to go through, but I didn’t necessarily know how it was going pan out onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But many such laws predate modern prediction markets and haven’t necessarily been tested in court recently.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

But some analysts caution that the results don’t necessarily warrant widespread enthusiasm.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

The discussion of Mr. Collins’s offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusions of her mother.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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