need
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Example Sentences
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“Sometimes you get too far down the line and just need somebody to help you,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
When fertilizer arrives late or becomes too expensive to buy in sufficient quantities, farmers are left to either reduce the amount they use, plant fewer crops or switch to crops that need less fertilizer.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
“Buy and hold is very important, but you also need to know what you own,” Van Spankeren says.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
People in your position, who don’t need their RMDs, usually do this for tax reasons rather than out of necessity.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
“No? I would like a glass of iced yaupon holly tea and, well, actually, I need directions. I have to find my way back to my auntie’s to make one hundred pieces of frybread.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
