gotta have
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Of his own ejection in the fourth quarter, Lee added: "I gotta have a little bit better emotional control in that moment."
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Yet the lesson White House adviser Stephen Miller seems to have taken from border success is akin to Christopher Walken’s in the famous SNL skit: “I gotta have more cowbell.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026
“That’s what you gotta have, man. You gotta have tough guys to play through stuff if you want to win at this level.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025
"I was pretty optimistic," Mr Van Ysseldyk recalled, telling the BBC he knew he had to find them because "the wife's gotta have her rings, right?"
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Ya gotta have the key Ya gotta have the key Ya gotta have the key ifya wanna be free.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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