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necessary

[nes-uh-ser-ee] / ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /




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Hired as a Skyline security guard, Aaron is promoted to fixer, keeping himself and Skyline’s A-listers closeted by any means necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Art and commerce are necessary bedfellows, a truth the Wu-Tang Clan not only knows, but uses to their advantage.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

"But, we're just making sure we have everything, then the foreign military sales will continue when the administration deems necessary."

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Deep knowledge of Mexican, Thai, Indian or Turkish politics isn’t necessary to grasp that things in those countries are very different.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Then he ordered factories to produce warplanes, tanks, cruisers, and other weapons and ammunition necessary for a strong military.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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