feel the need
idiom
: to have a strong feeling that one must have or do something
I felt a need to take control of the situation.
I feel the need to try again.
drivers who feel the need for speed
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Whereas City set out in 2022 to ensure that Haaland would never feel the need to exercise them, there is even greater confidence now that any get-outs will not be needed.
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
But the Broncos may feel the need to try to upgrade, too, after his first year of full-time starting duty.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
The Heat doesn’t feel the need to rush into a Butler trade just for the sake of ridding itself of what has become an ugly situation.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
At the time, Baldoni hiring a crisis PR professional propelled the public’s curiosities about why the actor and director would feel the need to protect himself.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sam Lee, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
But the Broncos may feel the need to try to upgrade, too, after his first year of full-time starting duty.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025
The Heat doesn’t feel the need to rush into a Butler trade just for the sake of ridding itself of what has become an ugly situation.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
At the time, Baldoni hiring a crisis PR professional propelled the public’s curiosities about why the actor and director would feel the need to protect himself.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Feel the need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20need. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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