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Discover LudwigThe phrase "already needing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a current requirement or necessity that has arisen earlier than expected.
Example: "I find myself already needing assistance with this project, even though it just started."
Alternatives: "already requiring" or "already in need of".
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A book provides insight into oneself, the psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim has written, only when one is already needing and ready to receive such insight.
Then, in 2013, when Here was already needing to shore up funds, Nokia quietly sold its stake in Nav2 to Navinfo, for RMB79 million ($12.6 million).
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Germany, though, may already need something tighter.
The president's strategy already needs rethinking.
Efficiency-enhancing restructuring was already needed in many cases.
Worse for Ireland and Portugal, which have already needed bail-outs.
But apparently they already need to be changed.
"And we already need 400 years to make real progress.
Much of the building work has been shoddy, and already needs repair.
The high-tech industry, telecommunications, manufacturing and services already need people.
So, some parts of Dodd-Frank may already need renovation or even repeal.
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