necessity
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Noelle Lewis is living a few lives as an aspiring librarian by day and professional bridesmaid-for-hire by necessity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“A country where formal rules are routinely bent to accommodate political necessity cannot manufacture monetary credibility through institutional design alone,” Mr. Cachanosky argues.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"It's an impressive case study in how necessity drives invention."
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Demand for Sandisk shares remains elevated at the current price, meaning that there’s no immediate necessity to lower the price to attract more buyers, Yardeni added.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Martial law continued with an eye to the necessity of taking emergency measures for the public disaster of the endless downpour, but the troops were confined to quarters.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing necessity
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (1791)
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