as in needing
to have as a requirement
the toy requires four batteries, which are not included
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Recent Examples of requiring
Bahari Makmur Sejati, requiring the firm to demonstrate remediation before resuming shipments.
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Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025
Although Article 5 is often described as requiring member states to deploy troops to provide direct support if any other member is a victim of aggression, the actual commitment is more limited.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Last season was his most frustrating, when an unspecified lower-body injury arose, eventually requiring surgery and ultimately cost him 40 games.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won the special election to replace her late father last week, is poised to become the last lawmaker needed to force a vote on requiring the Justice Department to release its records on Jeffrey Epstein.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
As well as giving the government the power to compel tech companies to share information and revoke access to models, the proposals include requiring AI companies to report serious AI security incidents to the government, and having officials conduct regular preparedness exercises.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
For some children, this can quickly spiral into pneumonia or bronchiolitis, requiring hospitalization and sometimes intensive care.
—Suzette Brewer, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act into law, requiring AI companies to disclose their safety practices while stopping short of mandating actual safety testing.
—ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2025
Although Article 5 is often described as requiring member states to deploy troops to provide direct support if any other member is a victim of aggression, the actual commitment is more limited.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2025
Last season was his most frustrating, when an unspecified lower-body injury arose, eventually requiring surgery and ultimately cost him 40 games.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won the special election to replace her late father last week, is poised to become the last lawmaker needed to force a vote on requiring the Justice Department to release its records on Jeffrey Epstein.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Sep. 2025
As well as giving the government the power to compel tech companies to share information and revoke access to models, the proposals include requiring AI companies to report serious AI security incidents to the government, and having officials conduct regular preparedness exercises.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Other laws included policies barring ICE from accessing schools and hospitals without a judicial warrant and requiring schools, colleges, and universities to alert parents when ICE is on campus.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
For some children, this can quickly spiral into pneumonia or bronchiolitis, requiring hospitalization and sometimes intensive care.
—Suzette Brewer, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for requiring
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According to The Information, OpenAI chief Sam Altman has floated eventually needing 250 gigawatts of electricity — equivalent to about a third of peak power consumption across the US.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Through the first four weeks of the season, the Seattle Seahawks have one of the league’s best defenses despite needing to play various defensive back combinations because of injuries in the secondary.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription, or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
3 Oct. 2025
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Given no choice, María Ángeles acquiesces to her daughter’s wishes and moves into the seniors’ home, where a hilarious exchange with a hairdresser wanting to chop off her long silver tresses typifies her iron-willed refusal to settle in.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hughes and others began resisting orders in passive ways, showing up late or taking patrols extra slowly.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Still, the two main budget bills easily passed both chambers and were sent to the governor before the Senate took up the marijuana tax legislation, taking the bite out of Hall's threat.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Later that day, police received a tip of a weapons complaint involving a juvenile.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Data from the commission show from 2020 to 2023, consumers lost more than $110 million in scams involving Bitcoin ATMs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Requiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requiring. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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