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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Didn’t anyone else feel the need to ask what, departing the human, Harold had finally become?
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Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
If one part of society has guns, then more people feel the need for guns to protect themselves.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Governments will feel the need to look after their citizens.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Recently the leadership seems to feel the need to appease hardliners.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Nicole Krauss, The Atlantic, 6 July 2025
If one part of society has guns, then more people feel the need for guns to protect themselves.
—Mark Temnycky, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Governments will feel the need to look after their citizens.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Recently the leadership seems to feel the need to appease hardliners.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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“Feel the need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20need. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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