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The word that turns a polite wish into a non-negotiable.
means To need something as essential, or to officially demand it as a condition.
from From Latin requirere, to seek again — re- plus quaerere, to ask or search, the same root hiding inside query and inquest.
Buried twinShares its quaerere root with question.
Quiet authorityImplies obligation without naming who's enforcing it.
Code cousinJavaScript's require imports what a file demands.