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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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He said streaming still faced several obstacles, including the fact that many high-end games still require a controller.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Insurers wanted Congress to require arbitrators to peg payments to out-of-network providers to their in-network rates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The Board of Regents would receive a recommendation on whether to require the SAT or ACT no later than June 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

From building wind turbines to reinforcing power grids for rising demand from electric cars, transitioning from fossil fuels to greener economies will require a massive increase in metal extraction.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

I loved the simulation setup that didn’t require months of study.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Normally OpenAI’s products wouldn’t do the kind of hacking that ExploitGym requires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

By necessity, cloud gaming requires a sufficiently fast internet connection.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Research on financial well-being suggests for young Americans today, securing a sense of prosperity and independence requires reaching this six-figure milestone earlier in life, as time is so valuable in investing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

“A story requires a lot of improbable decisions. Maybe they’re not great decisions, but the person doesn’t know that at the time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 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

What is certain is that Rogers is a versatile, Premier League-proven player whose skillset has synergy with many of the aspects required in what Alonso will try to do at Chelsea.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

CMS could also issue guidelines setting caps on payments to providers, though legislation might be required to make this stick.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Voters without ID can cast a provisional ballot if they face a “reasonable impediment” to getting the required documents.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

You are correct that most forms of insurance can be declined, with some exceptions — homeowners insurance is typically required by a mortgage lender.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

The fosters Coal had been with at the time required that he have some kind of after-school activity because it would be good for him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

As foreign entities, Apollo and Castlelake have to propose an ownership structure that meets UK and European rules requiring firms to be majority owned and controlled by regional nationals.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The Bureau of Reclamation is not requiring water cuts for the four upper states over the next two years, the state and local officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The mayor recently proposed reforms to some regulations on small businesses, like no longer requiring restaurants to obtain a special permit to serve ice cream.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The system could also convert the frequency of light without requiring additional specialized components.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Gray challenged the laws themselves, contending that the provisions of Alabama’s laws and Montgomery’s city ordinances requiring racial segregation were unconstitutional.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose




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