need
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Beyond 2028, Israel would need approximately $10 billion to pay for outstanding orders as of April 1, according to a State Department document sent to Congress and reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Ombada Emergency Room in Omdurman, which coordinates community kitchens in the area, has warned that "the circle of need is expanding to include thousands of families and displaced people".
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
“No excuses at all, but I’m finally admitting that I need help. I’ve fought this for a long time on my own, and it’s time to admit that I can’t do it anymore,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
"The reason for, I guess, the relatively slow pace is that we need to train quite a few hundred crew then do signalling work at Queen Street station in Cardiff," said Price.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
I know I can’t let that stop me from telling her what I need to say.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state urgently needs to store more water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The electric air-taxi developer raised its sales forecast, but certification and cash needs remain central to its longer-term prospects.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
It also needs other parties in the NWS project not to exercise their pre-emption rights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The high cost of maintaining La Madrague – and Bardot's second home La Garrigue in the hills behind the Mediterranean coast – means the Foundation needs to find ways to make the properties pay.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Nobody needs them, Lexie, but it’s fun. Tradition. You pick one, and if you can’t get it, I’ll get it for you.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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The Houthis said that was the sum needed to cover the cost of years of Saudi strikes and a long blockade, people briefed on the discussions said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Budget bills in Canada are confidence votes and last year Carney's government needed opposition support and abstentions to survive, but his Liberals have since secured a parliamentary majority.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Those happen to be exactly the numbers Colom’s pollster predicted last month would be needed to win.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Between 31 October and 5 November 2025, police said just over 830 calls needed a local or specialist response.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
And that, Clare felt, was all the forgiveness he needed.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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It allows Perseverance to cover greater distances without needing people on Earth to repeatedly determine its location, potentially making future exploration faster and more efficient.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
And while it’s good to replace that metaphorical candy with something healthier, we cannot flog ourselves into not needing something sweet to survive the bitter world we live in.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
This includes receiving regular dialysis or cancer treatment, needing a stretcher or oxygen or needing to travel in their own wheelchair.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mike DiGiovanna, the longtime Times baseball writer, called Newhan “a security blanket” for colleagues needing a fact check, a phone number or an introduction to someone famous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
It’s worse needing somebody in the dark, in winter, of an early cold morning.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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