needful
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Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution confers on Congress the exclusive power to “dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the … property of the United States.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
The power to change the Kennedy Center marquee resides with Congress, which has authority to “make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Many will be young men and women who will risk prison, or worse, to deliver the facts to a needful public — even if some of the public don't want to hear it.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2022
I am grateful to the composers, lyricists, performers and musicians for bringing their wonderful, inspiring gift of music to a needful world.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
We have had only the rest needful for the horses; but we are both bearing it wonderfully.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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