serve the needs
idiom
: to provide things that someone or something needs
The library serves the needs of the community.
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But criticism has been far-reaching, with opponents arguing that selling off public land could have irreparable environmental consequences, and that any resulting housing developments are unlikely to serve the needs of ordinary Americans.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The prospect of mile after mile of 140-foot steel gray towers winding their way through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick county wetlands, forest and countryside to serve the needs of Virginia data centers has caused the citizens of those counties to respond in understandable anger.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Its database is engineered for high performance at scale to serve the needs of mission-critical applications that enterprises run their businesses on.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
As far as the future of the skinny sports bundle that might serve the needs of the largest number of consumers, Lerner said a solution is yet to be identified.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The prospect of mile after mile of 140-foot steel gray towers winding their way through Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick county wetlands, forest and countryside to serve the needs of Virginia data centers has caused the citizens of those counties to respond in understandable anger.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 29 May 2025
Its database is engineered for high performance at scale to serve the needs of mission-critical applications that enterprises run their businesses on.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 17 May 2025
As far as the future of the skinny sports bundle that might serve the needs of the largest number of consumers, Lerner said a solution is yet to be identified.
—Nicole Kraft, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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