- present tense form of require (3rd person singular).
requires
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Appeared in the March 18, 2026, print edition as 'War Requires Ugly Choices'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
The findings come after the government scrapped the practice of inspectors issuing an overall grade for a school - either Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement or Inadequate.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024
Kelly said that the company provides grants to fund projects like a study from the conservative think tank the Lexington Institute, titled “Why U.S. National Security Requires A Robust, Innovative Technology Sector.”
From Washington Post • May 17, 2022
The basis of his rant, as far as I can tell, is his presumption that Havrilesky's husband, Bill, must feel humiliated by "Marriage Requires Amnesia."
From Salon • Jan. 15, 2022
The Temples, Baths, or solemn sacred Urn, Requires Attention, and our Skill in turn.
From The Art of Architecture A Poem In Imitation of Horace's Art of Poetry by Anonymous
