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in need

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Lacking basic necessities such as food and shelter; poor; indigent.
I donated the clothes my son outgrew to help children in need.

In distress or otherwise difficult circumstances.
The team came to the rescue of a whale in need.

(when followed by “of”) needing (the specified necessities).
The house was in need of urgent repairs.

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$8,000 to HealthQuest of Union County for medications and diabetic supplies for those in need. Source: Internet

A $25 donation will provide two nights of shelter for an individual or family in need. Source: Internet

ABC7 is coming together with Bay Area chefs and local food banks to help feed families in need and share recipes using food pantry staples. Source: Internet

A better approach, she said, could be to “turnon its head”, and use the first limited supplies of vaccines to protect those most in need, without worrying about the more robust members of the “” who can live relatively happily with the virus. Source: Internet

According to Hawks, a new set was in need of being built quickly while the studio's set designer was unavailable and Hawks volunteered to do the job himself, much to Fairbanks's satisfaction. Source: Internet

Accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease are most in need. Source: Internet

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