require
verb (used with object)
to have need of; need.
required
Example Sentences
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Bradnam said both were "lower than the 15 air changes per hour" he believed was required to protect staff.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A Kentucky statute required they sue those who had given authority for the rezoning: their own neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
There are five immunizations required as a condition of entry into kindergarten in California: polio; DTaP, which protects against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis; hepatitis B; MMR; and varicella, or chickenpox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Nitrite and nitrate testing is not routinely required in every suspected suicide, making it difficult to determine exactly how many deaths are associated with the chemical.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
In an act of true bravery, an act that required far greater courage than aiming missiles or threatening war, he said, “In order to save the world, we must retreat.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
