Example Sentences

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England have needed all that trust and togetherness over the past six weeks.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

But the SEC argued that he would have needed to pay at least $150 million more to buy the same number of shares during that time if he had disclosed his initial purchases earlier.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

“I’m just not threatened by it . . . Ten years ago, I would have needed to engage a visual effects house at an unbelievable cost to come up with this stuff,” he said.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

While Ford and GM have needed CATL’s battery technology, both automakers are also working on a new type of battery that would free them of dependence on the Chinese giant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

And over the years when you have needed us, you have always cried “Krik?” and we have answered “Krak!” and it has shown us that you have not forgotten us.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat