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Trim the mat to fit the corks if necessary.
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Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to take control of the island one day, by force if necessary, and views the issue as one of its strongest red lines.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and simmer for 45 minutes (if necessary, reduce the heat to medium-low to keep the liquid at a high simmer, not a rapid boil).
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Beijing claims the island democracy as its territory, and has vowed to unify with it, through force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2025
China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to take control of the island one day, by force if necessary, and views the issue as one of its strongest red lines.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and simmer for 45 minutes (if necessary, reduce the heat to medium-low to keep the liquid at a high simmer, not a rapid boil).
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Beijing claims the island democracy as its territory, and has vowed to unify with it, through force if necessary.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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