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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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Some would require companies to disclose more about how their systems work and what safeguards they employ.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

“Whether school meals or ultraprocessed foods, these are major policy updates that require thorough review, conversation, and feedback,” the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Deep dish pizza for all, but a World Series in Chicago this fall might truly require divine intervention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

As a result, investors may require greater compensation to provide capital.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Florida is one of the few states that require seat belts in school buses, but only in newer school buses.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

It also requires people who want to convert voluntarily to notify authorities in advance.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

"To do this requires scaling our efforts, widening our reach, and getting closer to the hardware."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

The plan requires approval by Goldman’s board, which could occur in the coming months, some of the people familiar with the matter said, though the timing is fluid and subject to change.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Building the compute platforms for the next generation of AI requires a deep understanding of how models are evolving,” AMD CEO Lisa Su said in a statement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Yet, even though looking at most works of art is a pleasurable enough experience, to appreciate fully what’s going on requires certain skills and knowledge.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell

Energy regulator Ofgem has estimated that £70bn of investment is required in the grid between 2025 and 2031, quadrupling the current rate of investment.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: These insider-approved dress shirts are ideal for work, formal events and other moments where a nicer look is required.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The other bill, SB 878, would have required insurers to respond to claims in writing and pay them within 30 days, including for total losses, or pay interest that would accrue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“That greater required compensation can translate into lower asset prices and higher expected future returns,” they added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Margaret ran in and out as required, but otherwise the door that led from the parlor to the bedchamber stayed closed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

The El Paso City Council responded with an ordinance requiring future contracts for license plate readers to be approved by the council.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"That's the hardest part," requiring "more forces and more complex calculations," explained Kathleen Curlee, a senior analyst at Georgetown University's Center for Security and Emerging Technology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Anthropic is getting warrants — derivatives allowing but not requiring it to buy stock at a future date — as part of the deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Aylo said that updates to the Act requiring age verification had "not achieved its goal of protecting minors" and had "diverted traffic to darker, unregulated corners of the internet".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Allwright, the Supreme Court ended the use of the all-white primary election; and in 1946, the Court ruled that state laws requiring segregation on interstate buses were unconstitutional.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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