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Meanwhile, if you really feel a need to have some real-estate exposure in your portfolio, you can always buy stock in residential real-estate investment trusts, or REITs, which own properties.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

But in recent remarks, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has emphasised that bank officials did not feel a need to cut rates quickly.

From BBC Dec. 6, 2024

Wanda James, however, did not always feel a need to hide.

From New York Times Jan. 25, 2024

“There comes a point,” Rothenberg said, “where the members really push if they feel a need for resolution. In the end, this is an employment contract, and the endgame will be a contract.”

From Seattle Times Oct. 23, 2023

When we hear them, we don't feel a need for them to go to other chords.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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