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Example Sentences

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You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

And for the first time in a while, I could feel my heart open without needing to turn the moment into a future.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

JPMorgan’s efforts in the U.K. will be helped by a government rule change allowing banks to accumulate more in deposits before needing to split retail and investment banking operations, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Those consistent financial stressors include “straining to meet obligations, needing to make trade-offs between financial and life goals, and feeling they lack control over their financial situation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

She’s always been composed, never needing to up the volume of her voice.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold