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[nes-uh-ser-ee] / ˈnɛs əˌsɛr i /




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Such a situation could lead to “hundreds of billions of dollars in damage” and “the scale of damage would continue to increase from there if AI becomes more powerful without the necessary guardrails.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 12, 2026

It occurs when a side effect caused by one medication is interpreted as a separate health problem, leading to another prescription that may not have been necessary.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Taken together, a future advanced AI could theoretically view wiping out humans as a necessary means to an end.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has told police chiefs that lessons must be learned from how they handled last weekend's anti-migrant protests in Dover and Portsmouth - saying she expects officers to use all powers necessary.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

By protecting thepanda—and, by necessary extension, its habitat—conservationists are also indirectly protecting the many other species that share the panda’s ecosystem, that are under its “umbrella.”

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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

Quiet quiet to escape discovery I gather my few necessaries in a morral, a bag, including the tortillas and fresh chones, underwear.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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