necessity
Example Sentences
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With increasing use of HFOs, accumulation of TFA in water bodies will potentially grow and this makes long-term monitoring a necessity.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
In countries like Egypt, where sunlight is ample and the price of oil has created a massive burden on consumers, renewable energy is an absolute necessity.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Blockaders even developed a legal argument to justify their actions, drawing on the common law defense of necessity, which allows someone to break a law to achieve a greater moral good.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
"Wrexham recognised an urgent necessity to increase our urban canopy cover back in 2014," said Jon Brewin, an arboriculture officer at the council.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Rather than endure endless lectures about the necessity of being prepared for my future, I told anyone who asked that I wanted to go to Brown, but only because I’d heard Jesse mention it once.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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