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needed

[nee-did] / ˈni dɪd /


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Every household and corporation in America locked in low rates, and the one borrower that needed to most, didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The Met Police said the other seven people who needed hospital treatment - six men and one woman - were treated for minor injuries and discharged.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

After hitting the stage to perform in Sugar Hill, Ga., on Friday, the Poison lead singer was advised he needed more time to recuperate from recent surgeries.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

These figures do not exaggerate the amount of needed borrowing: They understate it.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

It weighed about half a ton, but Glenn needed very little help from me to heft it all the way into the schoolhouse.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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