serve the needs
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: to provide things that someone or something needs
The library serves the needs of the community.
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These packages are structured to serve the needs of a wide variety of populations.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
These reactors, owned and operated by Energy Northwest, will eventually generate enough power to serve the needs of over 770,000 U.S. homes.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Tech Hub implementation projects will serve the needs of fourteen states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
By the late 1960s, however, more and more companies were starting to realize that, with a bit of extra work, a program could be made to serve the needs of many customers without extensive modifications.
—Yuri Takhteyev, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2013
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
These reactors, owned and operated by Energy Northwest, will eventually generate enough power to serve the needs of over 770,000 U.S. homes.
—Frank Holmes, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Tech Hub implementation projects will serve the needs of fourteen states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
—Shalin Jyotishi, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
By the late 1960s, however, more and more companies were starting to realize that, with a bit of extra work, a program could be made to serve the needs of many customers without extensive modifications.
—Yuri Takhteyev, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2013
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