feel the need
idiom
: to have a strong feeling that one must have or do something
I felt a need to take control of the situation.
I feel the need to try again.
drivers who feel the need for speed
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But in time, other countries—perhaps Germany itself—might feel the need if a credible European deterrent is not established quickly, experts say.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the other camp are Democrats who, facing immense pressure from resistance grassroots groups still shocked by Trump’s victory, feel the need to engage in reflexive opposition ...
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
To feel the need to run out of the train, screaming, yet remain completely still, unruffled.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
In a time when Americans spend about five hours a day looking at their phones and feel the need to check them 205 times per day on average,1 experts agreed that practicing any form of smartphone restraint is a good thing.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In the other camp are Democrats who, facing immense pressure from resistance grassroots groups still shocked by Trump’s victory, feel the need to engage in reflexive opposition ...
—Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
To feel the need to run out of the train, screaming, yet remain completely still, unruffled.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
In a time when Americans spend about five hours a day looking at their phones and feel the need to check them 205 times per day on average,1 experts agreed that practicing any form of smartphone restraint is a good thing.
—Gillian Mohney, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Feel the need.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20the%20need. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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