necessity

Example Sentences

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“The lawsuit wasn’t filed out of anger, but out of necessity,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

On the third-quarter earnings call, Amazon shared that its Everyday Essentials category — which features household necessities, including groceries — grew twice as fast as other U.S. store categories.

From MarketWatch

He laid off some 10% of the company’s employees, which was a shock to the IBM tradition of lifetime tenure but underscored the necessity of change for company survival.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this figure still falls far short of many price increases, especially for basic necessities.

From Barron's

One-third of middle-class Americans cannot afford basic necessities, according to new research from Brookings, a centrist think tank.

From MarketWatch