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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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 Leaders shouldn't feel the need to appear infallible. Subhash Chandar, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 So why did Tkachuk feel the need to play in that series? Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for feel the need

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“Feel the need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20need. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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