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necessarily

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


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Data centres don't necessarily create a "huge spillover effect" on local jobs, said Andrew Stokols from Singapore Management University.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

“I don’t know that the goal is necessarily to be a first mover, but to be an early adopter,” Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said of SMRs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Interviewees told her that their respective estrangements were not necessarily good or bad.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

And Gidney says shifting to T20 would not be something investors would necessarily even want.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

He wasn’t necessarily sorry for what he was about to do, but...the old want still tugged at him.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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