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

[needz] / nidz /


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If the Dodgers decide Ohtani needs a few days off now, they would face this unpleasant dilemma: play one man short, or put him on the injured list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

When that happens, companies tend to rethink their borrowing needs, which can result in a pullback in bond issuance or more issuance for shorter periods of 10 years or less, King noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

"I think we're stagnating too much and we need to develop the economy," Aia Laucina, a 49-year-old employee of the European Commission, told AFP, adding the country needs "to work on demography".

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

According to company lore, a retired Swiss triathlete and Ironman champion named Olivier Bernhard couldn’t find a running shoe that met his needs, so he made one himself with a garden hose, scissors and glue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

“The Academy needs every good Glitcher we can get, especially if those Glitchers come as a package deal.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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