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Remove any liners and replace them with new ones, if necessary.
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
All will make modifications to exercises and tailor equipment depending on your abilities, working with bands or body weight instead of handheld weights or machines, if necessary.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Dealers will inspect the seatbelt retractors and replace them free of charge if necessary.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut in half and placed in green organics cart with the lid closed for collection or if necessary placed next to green waste cart.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
All will make modifications to exercises and tailor equipment depending on your abilities, working with bands or body weight instead of handheld weights or machines, if necessary.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Dealers will inspect the seatbelt retractors and replace them free of charge if necessary.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Trees taller than 6 feet must be cut in half and placed in green organics cart with the lid closed for collection or if necessary placed next to green waste cart.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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