necessity
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Banga said that global-development finance needs exceed the World Bank’s own funding sources by so much that bringing in more private partners has become a necessity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Walls admitted to BBC Scotland News that some of the choices were made through necessity.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“It was definitely a necessity, because this is a job,” Cook says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
What annoys Druckenmiller is not just the questionable wisdom of Bessent’s strategy, but the necessity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
If the birds of the North are born with a migratory instinct fused into the albumen of eggs, then the military families of America develop the same instinct out of necessity.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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They’re promising to lower prices for housing, fuel, groceries and other necessities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
An analysis by the Brookings Institution estimates 45% of all Americans, including one-third of middle-class families, can’t afford basic necessities.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some shelters, like the Santé D’Or Foundation, provide necessities for you, but every rescue has its own approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
"The crisis of money nowadays, the inflation has gone up so dramatically, and parents are struggling to do the basic necessities, let alone get children three pairs of logoed clothing for school," she explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Could she reasonably hope to support a child, and provide all its necessities, on that income?
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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