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necessarily

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


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"You don't necessarily have to be involved in the tech," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

It’s not necessarily that I’m on the hunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Ultimately, what a given influencer feels and believes about Trump and Iran or some other issue tells us only what they believe, and not necessarily what their followers and audience do.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

That money doesn’t necessarily show up as an obvious windfall during tax season—reporter Ashlea Ebeling explains why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She hoped so, but she sensed something besides Pluto at work in that storm...something dark, powerful, and not necessarily friendly.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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