gotta have
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“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Here, the aliens have become more assertive: “Ow, we need the funk / We gotta have that funk.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
"That's what it comes down to -- just going out there executing those gotta have plays and we made plays tonight."
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
“That’s what you gotta have, man. You gotta have tough guys to play through stuff if you want to win at this level.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
“When you live in my house, you gotta have a hidey-hole. That’s what my story is about. So how do you draw it?”
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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