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Discover LudwigThe phrase "I practically need" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a strong desire or requirement for something, often implying that the need is almost essential.
Example: "With the deadline approaching, I practically need your report by tomorrow."
Alternatives: "I almost need" or "I really need."
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I practically need an Excel spreadsheet to keep track of all the alliances, partnerships and interconnections of entrepreneurial endeavors.
Now, I practically need a tool belt to hold the water bottle, iPhone, iPod, Kleenex and light snack for my daily, hour-long walk.
I practically need to put a child lock on my make-up drawer to keep Annie Rose's groping little hands away from my powder and blush.
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It even feels a little hollow, and the screen flexes like a piece of shirt cardboard — but at 2.47 pounds, it practically needs a paperweight.
Sure, they'll take all of a dude's money and laugh at him while he's eating ramen noodles for dinner if that's what will get him to bust a nut but they'll also command a dude to cut the circulation off of his dick until it practically needs to be amputated.
The only computer course I ever took involved basic language and punch cards, while today's job-seekers practically need to know coding just to get their feet in the door.
They already know everything they practically need to know.
You practically need a grant to read it all.
Meanwhile, you practically need C-130's to carry all the lawyers parachuting into Florida.
You practically need an operating system just to choose an operating system.
Chris Fitzsimon, of NC Policy Watch, says of Pope, "You practically need a flow chart to keep track of this guy".
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