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require

[ri-kwahyuhr] / rɪˈkwaɪər /




Usage

What are other ways to say require? The verb require, which expresses necessity, occurs most frequently in serious or formal contexts: Your presence at the hearing is required. Successful experimentation requires careful attention to detail. Lack means to be without or to have less than a desirable quantity of something: to lack courage, sufficient money, enough members to make a quorum. Need often suggests urgency, stressing the necessity of supplying what is lacking: to need an operation, better food, a match to light the fire.

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More than one-third of entry-level positions now explicitly require AI-related skills.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

To generate that kind of return will require SpaceX to earn a market valuation of $300 trillion.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

One way to find work faster could be seeking out jobs that require five days a week in the office, career experts say.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The pieces, all individually crafted, often require more than one squeegee pass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

"I’m sorry, ma'am. We require full payment, or we cannot treat your dog."

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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