necessitate
Example Sentences
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Hildreth said his client wrote a reimbursement check right away but that it was lost, necessitating a second, backdated check.
From Los Angeles Times
Security fears necessitated tight controls at the menorah-lighting festival, where guests passed through tiers of armed guards, off-duty police and metal detectors before reaching the music and holiday decorations.
From Los Angeles Times
He said schools would communicate any steps they were taking to parents and students and it "may necessitate the closure or partial closure of a site where the situation is particularly severe".
From BBC
Pre-series, it felt like defeat in Australia would not necessarily necessitate change, depending on the manner of performance.
From BBC
What was the church-dividing crisis that, as in the past, necessitated one?
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