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Noun
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To avoid the hassle of scrounging in the cargo hold to access their necessaries and furry companions, when in the rearmost position, special storage bins for hand luggage or pet carriers (all of these accessories presumably Bentley branded) emerge from the floor.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025 -
At George Washington’s Mount Vernon plantation in Virginia there were several such necessaries on the grounds.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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This record is a personal one that finds Carll staring down his own demons and his wishes for the world around him — and this marks his first time talking about it.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Exercising sound discretion while remaining faithful to the grantor’s wishes is a delicate balancing act that requires insight and judgment.—
Royce Ramey,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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So a quick scan of the room and flipping a couple switches to make sure things are working is a must.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
12 Aug. 2025
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Since her daughter loves pink, incorporating the color was a must.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Texas is the 29th state to adopt a financial literacy requirement, according to Next Gen Personal Finance, a nonprofit that offers free curriculum to schools nationwide.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Aug. 2025
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Innovating through devising shortcuts and alternatives is often a key requirement of life with a disability, as is an appetite for identifying and becoming early adopters of technologies with the potential to make life that bit easier.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration has sought nothing less than a reformulation of U.S. policy on the two-state solution, bringing it in line with Netanyahu’s desiderata Among Netanyahu’s enablers, however, one partner stands out.—
Aaron David Miller,
Foreign Affairs,
30 June 2020
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Some of the author costs are used to pay reviewers, causing one to question whether the process is always unbiased, as is the desideratum.—
Neuroskeptic,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2015
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The sine qua non of any business is to generate profits.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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While not denying the parallels between Muggle and magical technologies, Oakes’s conclusions depend on ignoring magical people’s complete dependence on a wand—the indisputable sine qua non of reliable spellwork.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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For spontaneous weekend trips, gym workouts, or daily class attendance, an all-in-one everyday bag is a must-have.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
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Fashion trends are known to come full circle—just like how Gen Z’s Y2K aesthetic modernized the early 2000s’ style must-haves.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Aug. 2025
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Hart also raised a broader argument against the necessity for such single-issue municipalities.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, brand deals are becoming a necessity for middle-of-the-road actors who are feeling the squeeze of studio consolidation with fewer available gigs.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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