by necessity

idiom

: because of conditions that cannot be changed

The process is by necessity a slow one.

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Olen’s personnel moves, X’s and O’s and roster-building approach all line up with the underlying success story of a program that has always had to live on the margins: ingenuity by necessity. —Cj Moore, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

But thousands of people, displaced by the wildfires, are finding themselves in communal living situations, of myriad configurations, by necessity. —Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025

Though Porsche and Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume remained hopeful of a European alternative, his companies are also pivoting by necessity towards Asian supply. —Michael Taylor, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

That means specifying and tiering by necessity and priority from among a long menu of possible projects now being discussed. —Dana Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025