needn't
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You needn’t speak the language to enjoy them.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Elaine said: "Me and all the family have got to live with that, knowing that he probably needn't have died. He was a fit, well man on the outside."
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
One of the most brilliant aspects of “Maddie’s Secret” is that one needn’t be familiar with TV movies to find Early’s film funny or entertaining.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
One needn’t be an expert in autism to realize that the condition is not something like adolescent anxiety, which can be cured by reassurance and self-confidence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Not near a river—I needn’t tell you that. But if you cross a river you start going up again, don’t you? We ought to be on the top—on the top and in the open.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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