as in inevitably
because of necessity
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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To be fair, not all of these are necessarily cuts, but rather decisions to not renew expansions and regulations introduced prior to and during the pandemic that boosted Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, and climate change policy.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The gist is that there is data that costs money to access, and not all the AI makers are necessarily willing to pay to do so.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But none of this should necessarily be surprising from Zuckerberg, who recently announced a policy change that significantly loosened the restrictions on what is considered hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
—James Factora, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
In finding the defendant guilty in this case, the jury necessarily found unanimously that the defendant falsified 34 separate entries in his business records with the intent to defraud, which included an intent to commit or conceal a conspiracy to promote his own election by unlawful means.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The gist is that there is data that costs money to access, and not all the AI makers are necessarily willing to pay to do so.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
But none of this should necessarily be surprising from Zuckerberg, who recently announced a policy change that significantly loosened the restrictions on what is considered hate speech on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
—James Factora, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
In finding the defendant guilty in this case, the jury necessarily found unanimously that the defendant falsified 34 separate entries in his business records with the intent to defraud, which included an intent to commit or conceal a conspiracy to promote his own election by unlawful means.
—Abc News, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necessarily. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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