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The president also claimed that other forces would be sent to Memphis if necessary.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Dealers will also inspect the vehicle's electrical compressor and replace it if necessary, according to the notice.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors and other providers must be able to gauge when AI is wrong, and must maintain the ability to work without AI tools if necessary.
—Murali Doraiswamy, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
There will, if necessary, be other times to make a scene.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Dealers will also inspect the vehicle's electrical compressor and replace it if necessary, according to the notice.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Doctors and other providers must be able to gauge when AI is wrong, and must maintain the ability to work without AI tools if necessary.
—Murali Doraiswamy, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
There will, if necessary, be other times to make a scene.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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