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English word

necessary

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈnesəsəri/US /ˈnesəseri/
adjective

that is needed for a purpose or a reason

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Hiroshi Mikitani Talks Englishnization at Harvard Business School
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So, a lot of our case discussion was around Well, we all agreed that it was necessary, but it could have been implemented in a different way.

Hiroshi Mikitani Talks Englishnization at Harvard Business School

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