need
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He said the police need to be "concentrating on what's crime, and not crime, and detecting crime, and investigating crime".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Importers will need to rebuild depleted crude-oil reserves and stockpile more naphtha, jet fuel and other oil-derived products to prepare for another shock.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The company spent years searching for another space in Koreatown after landlord Jamison Properties notified tenants in the Wilshire building that they would eventually need to vacate, Radio Korea CEO Michael Kim said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
One way of understanding why this is a winning combination: To reduce your portfolio’s volatility by a fifth, you would need to sell 20% of your stocks and put the proceeds into T-Bills.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
I can’t reply, I need to stay focused.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing need
"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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Lyrics from "Umbrella" by Rihanna
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"Inventing to Solve a Problem"
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