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  • plural of need.
  • present tense form of need (3rd person singular).
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needs

[needz] / nidz /


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Appeared in the June 2, 2026, print edition as 'The University of California Needs the SAT Back'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Letterman is enjoying his elder statesman status with an interview show on Netflix, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” that he makes on his own schedule.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

It has even seemed at times like an undeclared war of the sexes is under way, but you would hardly know it from reading “Who Needs Friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Brian Summerson, an Essential Needs customer, described the charity as a "life saver".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Surprisingly, Baby Kochamma accepted this explanation, and the enigmatic, secretly thrilling notion of Men’s Needs gained implicit sanction in the Ayemenem House.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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