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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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The main constraint is memory, as the AI-powered Siri will require at least 12 gigabytes of unified memory to support advanced queries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

She sent on the information which had been requested in late December, but when she phoned for an update was told that Capita would also require a letter of representation from a solicitor.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Current trucks in production don’t include the tablets, and future generations of driverless trucks won’t technically require a steering wheel or even the cab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But the next governor is going to face some really tough challenges, including a structural budget deficit that’s probably going to require both painful cuts and unpopular tax hikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The plan was to go bird-watching; the children would require close supervision, and Penelope did not want to risk being distracted even for a minute.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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