dire need
Frequency: 7.610.8 per million words
Describes an extremely urgent and serious situation requiring immediate action.
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- The refugees are in dire need of food and shelter.
- After the factory closure, many families found themselves in dire need.
- Our local hospital is in dire need of blood donations.
- The aging infrastructure is in dire need of repair before the next storm hits.
- She was in dire need of a friend to talk to after her loss.
- This company is in dire need of a new business strategy to survive.
- Without immediate funding, the research project will be in dire need of resources.
- The prolonged drought has left the region in dire need of water.
- Many underfunded schools are in dire need of new books and supplies.
- If we don't act now, future generations will be in dire need of a solution to climate change.