in need
idiom
: in a condition of needing something (such as the things one needs to live)
a charity that raises money for women and children in need
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Now that the Shenzhou-20 astronauts have departed on the Shenzhou-21 vehicle, the Shenzhou-21 crew now find themselves in need of a replacement spacecraft for their own voyage home.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The Broadway production has also formed an official partnership with mental health nonprofit Project Healthy Minds to reduce barriers to care by making support options for mental health services easily accessible to those in need.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
With such urgent projects in need of funding, how does IBF choose which ones to go for?
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
People in need of supportive housing in Elk Grove tend to be older, creating a need for senior supportive housing the city is working to meet.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The Broadway production has also formed an official partnership with mental health nonprofit Project Healthy Minds to reduce barriers to care by making support options for mental health services easily accessible to those in need.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
With such urgent projects in need of funding, how does IBF choose which ones to go for?
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
People in need of supportive housing in Elk Grove tend to be older, creating a need for senior supportive housing the city is working to meet.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025
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“In need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20need. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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