need
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I have been on many road trips in my life, most of which were planned around some age-appropriate, seemingly life-changing and specific-to-me-hilarious dramatic need for a change in home address.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
"The key things with these tools is that they need to be in the hands of the right people," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“We need a new articulation of what conservatives believe,” he writes, and “a fresh argument for how a rising generation can apply these principles to the challenges of today.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
As is the case with Fidelity and Schwab, customers for these three brokerages need to submit conditional offers or indications of interest to be eligible to receive an allocation.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
So much so that she didn’t even need to be told much else, but he told her anyway.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing need
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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Lyrics from "Umbrella" by Rihanna
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"Inventing to Solve a Problem"
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