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  • present participle of need.

needing

ADJECTIVE
desiring
Synonyms




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What it does not reveal, however, is how many have been patched and then fallen into disrepair within months, needing more work.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

You don’t arrive at a chapter and then find yourself needing to frantically page backwards to try to find the previous reference to a person or event, because it will already be present.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

JPMorgan’s efforts in the U.K. will be helped by a government rule change allowing banks to accumulate more in deposits before needing to split retail and investment banking operations, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Those consistent financial stressors include “straining to meet obligations, needing to make trade-offs between financial and life goals, and feeling they lack control over their financial situation.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

His father and mother exchanged a look, and she made an excuse about needing to check an email and left them alone.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty




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