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necessarily

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


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“It’s very anti-AI. It’s asking people to sit with books and to find little seeds and not necessarily pursue solutions or puzzles. It’s asking us to connect, sometimes with strangers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Prices, Victor explained, wouldn’t necessarily stay around their wartime highs for that whole time period.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The fact that a home may be exempt from eligibility while a person is alive and applying for Medicaid does not necessarily mean the property will be protected from recovery efforts after their death.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The people most at risk aren't necessarily those in jobs most threatened by AI, but rather the people who are least able to adapt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s from the day I met Box Boy—which doesn’t necessarily mean anything.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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