by necessity
idiom
: because of conditions that cannot be changed
The process is by necessity a slow one.
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This information, however, is fed to the board by the company, which by necessity involves a degree of filtering to decide the amount of detail required and the depth of the discussion.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The Lowdown is, by necessity, a more limited undertaking that nonetheless succeeds on its own terms.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
While much of health-care hiring is driven by necessity, anticipatory hiring is picking up in retail and transportation for employers to get ahead of the holiday shopping season, signaling that businesses expect consumer spending to be strong through the rest of the year.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The highest tap fees are concentrated among towns and cities on the periphery that secured more expensive water rights later and whether by necessity or choice, built their own water and sewer system.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
The Lowdown is, by necessity, a more limited undertaking that nonetheless succeeds on its own terms.
—Judy Berman, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
While much of health-care hiring is driven by necessity, anticipatory hiring is picking up in retail and transportation for employers to get ahead of the holiday shopping season, signaling that businesses expect consumer spending to be strong through the rest of the year.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
The highest tap fees are concentrated among towns and cities on the periphery that secured more expensive water rights later and whether by necessity or choice, built their own water and sewer system.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by necessity
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“By necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20necessity. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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