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Appeared in the June 2, 2026, print edition as 'The University of California Needs the SAT Back'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Appeared in the May 28, 2026, print edition as 'Why the Fed’s Balance Sheet Needs to Shrink'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Lee Wright, who manages Essential Needs, said: "We regularly come across people who don't have carpets on the floor. We have got children that are sleeping on mattresses on cold, damp floors."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The cheeky Midwestern T-shirt purveyor Raygun has an “Iowa Needs Insufferable Wenches” shirt that raises money for their efforts.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Surprisingly, Baby Kochamma accepted this explanation, and the enigmatic, secretly thrilling notion of Men’s Needs gained implicit sanction in the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy