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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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The school’s name needs to be on the inspection reports, she said, something we had not seen in any of our research.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Aymara said the Circle of Security course she attended gave her practical tools so she could help her children organise their feelings, take charge when she needs to and recognise when she was becoming stressed.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Merz said as he arrived that Ukraine "needs all our support in the coming weeks".

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

These tools can help commanders by automatically identifying enemy vehicles from drone feeds or tracking ammunition expenditure to predict resupply needs, Matthaidess said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Joey needs good medical care, but she isn’t a public health hazard.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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