gotta have
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“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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 it comes down to -- just going out there executing those gotta have plays and we made plays tonight."
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
"You've got the pressure of 'we've gotta have some bangers here, we're in the pop industry'," she says.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
“You gotta have somethin’ when you goin’ out there,” said Toussaint, shrugging.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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