requires

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The massive event requires federal involvement not just on funding but also on issues including athlete visas and the import of Olympic horses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It requires a large share of the vehicle fleet to be electric, which is far from the case in Sweden, unlike in neighbouring Norway and Denmark.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Tom Lewis makes the crime-scene officer Elliot Scott a sweetly understanding romantic interest for Patience, though that, too, is a relationship that requires, yes, patience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Despite this progress, capturing carbon from the atmosphere remains expensive and requires large amounts of energy.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

It requires a supply of water into the pumping mechanism, and the source of that supply must be higher than the top of the cylinder.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton