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'needs a touch' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when referring to something needing improvement or a slight adjustment. For example, "This essay needs a touch of editing before it is ready to be submitted."
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Al Gore needs a touch of the animal.
Maybe the fan of Maxton now needs a touch of Bond.
Add more lemon juice if you feel the melon flavour needs a touch more definition.
Taste the sauce to see if it needs a touch of sugar or more salt, stir in the coriander and serve.
Gewürztraminer, too, though it doesn't have as much acidity as these other wines, needs a touch of sweetness — perhaps not even enough to notice — if only so it will seem pleasingly dry rather than coarse and strident.
If a tale of political migration is to have any real punch, it needs a touch of passionate intensity — and, as Yeats pointed out, that's what the worst are full of.
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Most of the time, if your first drawing isn't all that bad but still needs a touch-up and going over your first line can help you see the actual shape of the thumb come into focus.
Need a touch of hair spray?
You need a touch of romance in your soul to love English hops.
The next generation of screens might not even need a touch.
"Rubies," staged by Elyse Borne and wittily led by Romi Beppu, needed a touch more daring.
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