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needs

[needz] / nidz /


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How the head coach needs to summon a response and oversee a battling performance at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Zelensky said his country needs all the assistance it can get.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

But the price is particularly depressed today, and it’s coming at a time when most of the world desperately needs the commodity.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The ballot measure needs a simple majority to pass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

I was fast learning that our work schedule was dictated solely by the master’s needs, not by ours, and definitely not by any conventions of the outside world.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo