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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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LONDON—In Britain, a night at the pub doesn’t require a table, a chair or even indoor shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

McManus said gardaí who attended the scene could require counselling for "months or years" to deal with the psychological impact of what they witnessed.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

And because it’s typically done in an upright posture, it’s accessible to those with back or joint pain, arthritis, osteoporosis and vertigo, as it doesn’t require hinging forward.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

While many states require NIL agent registration, enforcement is lax and there is no unified certification program, which opens the field to practically anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Would the ghostly visitors from Beyond the Veil require place settings for food and drink?

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

While we don’t know how the series of events played out at L3Harris, Palazzo argues that in general preventing ambiguity requires regularly talking about values and linking ethical choices to success at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Just this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Whale Awareness Act, which requires integrating marine mammal protection efforts and education into state boater safety courses and vessel registration.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

That’s because freeing hydrogen from its bond with oxygen in water requires an extraordinary amount of energy — and expensive equipment — making it cost prohibitive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The palace said the monarch was admitted due to "fluid retention in the body that requires treatment in hospital".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Entry to the inner redoubt requires one to pass through the mathematical sciences, with Tartaglia himself standing among them; within is Philosophy, accompanied by Aristotle and Plato.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

That helped the company develop solutions in a fraction of the time usually required, including a new GLP-1-friendly brand debuting soon.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Kuntz said Florida judicial ethics rules had not required him to step aside from the case, and he was only contacted by the White House after he had given his legal opinion.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

By the time I pledged, early on the first day of fundraising, the campaign had already met its initial $1.5-million goal — the minimum required, Day calculated, to pull off a version of her script.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Medicare Advantage plans are required to cap out-of-pocket spending for covered Part A and Part B services, giving enrollees real protection.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

More people were going to school; more jobs required reading.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Leveraging an Nvidia relationship would cut Apple’s reliance on a direct competitor — Google — without requiring the company to give up much in terms of capabilities, Schulze-Melander said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Some states in recent years have passed laws seeking to address problematic youth use of social media, including banning smartphone in schools and requiring parental consent for minors to create accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

In addition, Cassidy argued that the changes could turn two MMR shots into six individual injections — while requiring additional trips to the doctor’s office.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Since then, animal transfers need bespoke agreements, often requiring paperwork to be completed between the UK and several European countries.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Unlike most courses, this one took students off campus, requiring them to spend the month with an organization doing social justice work.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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