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Remove any liners and replace them with new ones, if necessary.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Processing or holding centers serve as sites for agents to register detainees and hold them overnight if necessary.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
When the dough has been stretched, strain apples, if necessary.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, by force if necessary, and will defend its airspace.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Processing or holding centers serve as sites for agents to register detainees and hold them overnight if necessary.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
When the dough has been stretched, strain apples, if necessary.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Sweden has the right to defend its airspace, by force if necessary, and will defend its airspace.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for if necessary
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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