by necessity
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: because of conditions that cannot be changed
The process is by necessity a slow one.
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Apple, in particular, is facing whiplash: pushed out of China by tariffs, into India by necessity, and now potentially penalized for doing exactly that.
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 23 May 2025
Speakers said that many of the short-term projects are almost by necessity going to be renewable — such as solar energy with battery storage — because of the rapid fall in price for those systems, and the recent bottleneck of supply chains that supply parts for gas power plants.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 May 2025
That tactics has been adjusted by necessity as the season has worn on to fit the personnel at his disposal.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This could signal that the show is already finding its footing without its longtime anchor—whether by necessity or design.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Baab, Quartz, 23 May 2025
Speakers said that many of the short-term projects are almost by necessity going to be renewable — such as solar energy with battery storage — because of the rapid fall in price for those systems, and the recent bottleneck of supply chains that supply parts for gas power plants.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 6 May 2025
That tactics has been adjusted by necessity as the season has worn on to fit the personnel at his disposal.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 May 2025
This could signal that the show is already finding its footing without its longtime anchor—whether by necessity or design.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for by necessity
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“By necessity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20necessity. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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