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Discover Ludwig"were in need" is correct and usable in written English.
It is the past tense form of the verb "to be in need" (i.e. to require something). You could use it in a sentence like, "The refugees were in need of shelter and food."
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were in need
noun
A position of power or a way to get it.
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Whatever their condition, they were in need.
Both teams were in need of a restorative result.
Millions of people were in need, displaced and traumatised.
He said dozens of others were in need of help.
Hospitals were in need of supplies as power dwindled.
Rajapaksa and his government were in need of friends.
Did anyone even know if they were in need?
The Phillies were in need of some magic Thursday.
The Patriots were in need of an overhaul.
This is an added bonus which many families living in Katine were in need of.
"They were in need of a grownup person, maybe even a woman".
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