as in needing
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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All of this will enable IT workers across many disciplines to focus on higher-value tasks, requiring skills that machines still can’t replicate.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Equally, what was once culturally relevant can become tired and dated, requiring reinvention (see Old Spice).
—Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This would mean that the transition from unicellular to multicellular life was not a leap requiring entirely new genes but rather an evolutionary refinement of existing genetic mechanisms.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The solution isn’t reducing the mayor’s security detail — public officials face genuine threats requiring protection.
—Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Like Tomb Raider and Uncharted, The Great Circle is puzzle-heavy, requiring players to match up levers and cogs at frequent intervals to open doors or boxes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
The rules ban all uses of TCE, along with consumer and many commercial uses of PCE, while requiring stringent worker protections for any remaining uses.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In that context, CGMs are medical devices, requiring prescriptions and – usually, but not always – receiving coverage through health insurance.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Bernard Marr, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Equally, what was once culturally relevant can become tired and dated, requiring reinvention (see Old Spice).
—Tripp Westbrook, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
This would mean that the transition from unicellular to multicellular life was not a leap requiring entirely new genes but rather an evolutionary refinement of existing genetic mechanisms.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The solution isn’t reducing the mayor’s security detail — public officials face genuine threats requiring protection.
—Dylan Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Like Tomb Raider and Uncharted, The Great Circle is puzzle-heavy, requiring players to match up levers and cogs at frequent intervals to open doors or boxes.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
The rules ban all uses of TCE, along with consumer and many commercial uses of PCE, while requiring stringent worker protections for any remaining uses.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In that context, CGMs are medical devices, requiring prescriptions and – usually, but not always – receiving coverage through health insurance.
—Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Requiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiring. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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