necessary
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The work remains at an early stage, and additional research will be necessary before AHR targeting could be considered for patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
"The concert had not been approved by all the necessary authorities," it cited two sources as saying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Internal Revenue Service sees an emergency personal expense as an “unforeseeable or immediate financial need relating to necessary personal or family emergency expenses.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Hotel sales rose 28% in the first half of the year; more owners are selling to buyers who will spend on necessary upgrades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Lying wasn’t a necessary part of her survival in the city.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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
“In the last days 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 said.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Vocabulary lists containing necessary
Commonly Misspelled Words, List 1
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Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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