gotta have
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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
I gotta have some kids and chill out.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
"You've got the pressure of 'we've gotta have some bangers here, we're in the pop industry'," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
“I gotta have a tall stool or a step- ladder or something. Then I could do the top kitchen cabinets, too.”
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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