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required

/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹd/ adjective B1
  1. Necessary; obligatory; mandatory. · required course· legally required
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For very important notes, for which closer attention is required, I pricked one of my fingers, and wrote with my own blood.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 154 · C1
“Continue to seek for this man, sir,” said the king to the minister of police; “for if, as I am all but convinced, General Quesnel, who would have been so useful to us at this moment, has been murdered, his assassins, Bonapartists or not, shall be cruelly punished.” It required all Villefort’s coolness not to betray the terror with which this declaration of the king inspired him.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 106 · C1
If the emperor remained on the throne, Gérard required a different alliance to aid his career; if Louis XVIII.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 120 · C1
When Matthew came to think the matter over he decided that a woman was required to cope with the situation.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 191 · C1

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