necessity
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San Diego became a water broker by necessity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
At one time, it was considered an absolute necessity for public officials to observe these rules and take proper action to avoid them.
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
The UK had still not received a formal exchange of notes from Washington –- a technical step but a legal necessity for the treaty to be enacted, the PA news agency reported.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
The other students might not be as truculent as Elham, but they are just as ambivalent about the necessity of learning English.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Most of those people lived in shoreline communities, where rising numbers were beginning to change agriculture from an option to a necessity.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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