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Write them down, if necessary, to remind yourself of your capabilities.
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Natasha Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Management is taking actions to expand subscriber growth and raise additional capital if necessary.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Taiwan and the United States should therefore remain focused on deterring—and, if necessary, defeating—a Chinese blockade or invasion.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
China’s ruling Communist Party views Taiwan as part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has vowed to take the island by force if necessary.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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Natasha Cox, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Management is taking actions to expand subscriber growth and raise additional capital if necessary.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Taiwan and the United States should therefore remain focused on deterring—and, if necessary, defeating—a Chinese blockade or invasion.
—David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
China’s ruling Communist Party views Taiwan as part of its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has vowed to take the island by force if necessary.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
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“If necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/if%20necessary. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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