requirement
noun
re·quire·ment
ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r-mənt 
Examples of requirement in a Sentence
He has met the basic requirements for graduation.
She has fulfilled the general requirements of the course.
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India's import licensing requirements, foreign direct investment caps, and state-run trading monopolies control who can do business and under what terms.
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Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Following that outbreak, California lawmakers strengthened childhood vaccination requirements for schoolchildren.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The announcement came shortly after President Trump expressed his support for the district, in Massapequa, N.Y., in its fight against complying with a state Board of Regents requirement that all districts abandon mascots that appropriate Native American culture or risk losing state funding.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The current staffing levels are inefficient to provide the service requirements for the 988 system, the briefing stated.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
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Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Following that outbreak, California lawmakers strengthened childhood vaccination requirements for schoolchildren.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The announcement came shortly after President Trump expressed his support for the district, in Massapequa, N.Y., in its fight against complying with a state Board of Regents requirement that all districts abandon mascots that appropriate Native American culture or risk losing state funding.
—Ed Shanahan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The current staffing levels are inefficient to provide the service requirements for the 988 system, the briefing stated.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
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requirement
noun
re·quire·ment
ri-ˈkwī(ə)r-mənt
: something that is required or necessary
requirements for graduation
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