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  • present tense form of need (3rd person singular).
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needs

[needz] / nidz /


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Appeared in the May 7, 2026, print edition as 'To End Racial Gerrymandering, Congress Needs to Act'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Men’s social disconnection is the subject of Andrew McCarthy’s “Who Needs Friends,” which shines in its more unvarnished portraits of the author’s own friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 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

‘Snake people know how to make Bundt cake. Kind of orangey, with a hint of honey. Needs a glass of milk.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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