necessitate

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Danske’s Carsten Lonborg Madsen had pencilled in a revenue decline of between zero and minus 8% so the minus 5% to minus 13% range will necessitate a downgrade from him.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

What has changed to necessitate a midnight curfew being imposed in Sri Lanka?

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

The firm previously said improvement would necessitate significant investment over the span of several years, while revenue growth remained subdued.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

It’s too difficult to move as much cash as large-scale sanctions evasion would necessitate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Joe threw his eye over them, and pronounced that the job would necessitate the lighting of his forge fire, and would take nearer two hours than one.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens