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- a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it
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- when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape
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- got a job that barely provided for his basic needs
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- no need to apologize
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- burden,
- charge,
- commitment,
- devoir,
- do
- [archaic],
- duty,
- imperative,
- incumbency,
- obligation,
- office,
- responsibility
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- donating money to help those in need
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“Need.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/need. Accessed 4 Aug. 2021.
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