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require

[ri-kwahyuhr] / rɪˈkwaɪər /




Usage

What are other ways to say require? The verb require, which expresses necessity, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail. Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire.

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Additional losses, such as unused accommodation, might require a claim to a credit card provider, if that was the payment option used.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

SYDNEY—Australia plans to require data centers to underwrite their electricity and water supplies, as the government seeks to govern the growing artificial-intelligence industry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The measures also include checks on the use of artificial intelligence chatbots that would require those under 18 to take regular breaks while using the platforms.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Any eventual changes to admissions policies would require approval from the board.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Worsley must go along: no one else was capable of the navigating that this journey would require, and his experience with small boats was unmatched.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that requires special software to access, masking user identities through encrypted networks.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

“Following multiple surgeries and serious complications, Jennifer now requires extensive medical care, rehabilitation and professional in-home support.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But successful value investing requires precisely that faith, according to the president and chief investment officer of Tsai Capital, Christopher Tsai.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

It all requires careful coordination with air-traffic control at Southampton Airport, since its flight path is directly over Samba’s river.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Because the weapon salve involved action over a distance, it defied a fundamental principle of Aristotelian physics, that action requires contact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Balkan nation has even pinned part of its bid to join the European Union on reviving the site -- with environmental benchmarks required for membership closely tied to the salina's health.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“It is indeed my policy to reduce the conditions of security prisoners to the minimum required by law, including regarding food and calories,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

At the time, the government said there was a "desperate need" to protect health and social care staff, and argued swift action was required to secure healthcare equipment.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The lawsuit alleges that the leased land is zoned exclusively for agricultural use and that the federal government violated laws requiring state and county notification, as well as procedural steps required before beginning construction.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But before I could dig in—a process that required a fork and three napkins—I spotted him again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

After the first three fixtures, the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue said it had received 38 heat-related calls at the stadium, with five requiring hospital treatment.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, more states are requiring students to take a personal-finance course to graduate from high school.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The innovation produces sharper images in less time and can be integrated into existing MRI systems rather than requiring entirely new machines.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

As part of a pair of executive directives signed by Bass last week, city officials are requiring Lineage and the owner of the building, Chill Build, to submit a comprehensive cleanup plan to the city.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He could see the shape it would take—impossible, absurd, and requiring a serious chunk of cash.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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