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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Amid sharp reductions in foreign aid, support from individual and other private sector donors is needed more than ever to help ensure these programs continue reaching children in need.
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The market, which started in June 2023, helps raise funds for founder Brady Farmer’s Devoted to Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that works to help youths and families in need.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Any team in need of a receiver would be happy to trade for Wilson.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
As of March 14, the shelter’s website listed Big Rhonda among the animals in need of owners.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
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Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
The market, which started in June 2023, helps raise funds for founder Brady Farmer’s Devoted to Youth Foundation, a nonprofit that works to help youths and families in need.
—Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Any team in need of a receiver would be happy to trade for Wilson.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
As of March 14, the shelter’s website listed Big Rhonda among the animals in need of owners.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
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“In need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20need. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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