Need is a semi-modal verb because in some ways it is like a modal verb and in other ways like a main verb. … Affirmatives with the semi-modal need are not common and they are used in formal contexts. There is almost always a negative word (e.g. no one, nobody, nothing) or phrase in the clause, even if the verb phrase is affirmative: … More @Wikipedia
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