necessary stool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of necessary stool
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Delayed discharges, which occur when a patient is clinically ready to leave a hospital but is forced to remain in a bed because necessary social care, support, or housing is unavailable, are incomparable.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
“It pales in comparison to the amount of money that local, state and the national government provide in terms of necessary social services that all Americans need,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2021
In prepandemic days, they would perform right on the court; now two stages have been built to provide the necessary social distancing from fans and players.
From New York Times • May 11, 2021
As a result, he says, one question became fixed in his brain: “What are the necessary social and psychological conditions that allow populists of Hitler’s ilk to gain a mass following and attain power?”
From The Guardian • Dec. 1, 2016
Value in itself is nothing but the expression in a given object of necessary, social, human labor.
From Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" by Engels, Friedrich
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