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needn't

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[need-nt] / ˈnid nt /

  1. contraction of need not.

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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France fans needn't have worried.

From BBC

With the exception of the rise of the Greens in Britain, these developments needn’t be bad news for the U.S. or for American strategic interests in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

He needn't have looked that far afield.

From BBC

Not to pour cold water on Nathan Mayer Rothschild’s astute adage from the Napoleonic Wars, but as it relates to the conflict in Iran and the broader Gulf, perhaps investors needn’t be overly worried about the resolution.

From MarketWatch

Now something will have to give, but it needn’t be reliable power or America’s AI ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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