have to

Idioms  

1. Also, have got to. Be obliged to, must. For example, We have to go now, or He has got to finish the paper today. The use of have as an auxiliary verb to indicate obligation goes back to the 16th century; the variant using got dates from the mid-1800s.

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have to

“Some might have to do with events from several years ago,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

What do you have to say about this moment?

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Chips, memory, networking, buildings, software and maintenance all have to be paid for.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

We’ll have to wait for other results to see if these states follow the national mood or buck it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Finish tonight, so that by next week, you’ll have a chance to improve on it before you have to hand it in,” Dad says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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