clamor
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In this era of tight French budgets, the clamor in much of the country now is for spending to expand the ranks of firefighters and buy more equipment — aircraft, trucks, whatever it takes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
This year the clamor is louder, more aggressive, and tinged with showy economic threats.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026
But as Americans clamor for more protein, some of the nation’s biggest nutrition companies face concerns over shortages and skyrocketing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
It’s obvious why companies want to sell century bonds, but not why some investors clamor to buy them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The sounds of footsteps, ugly words, insulting shouts, and whispered commands formed an echoing clamor.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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Mr. Cohen advised Silicon Valley Bank as it scrambled for a buyer and has been counseling First Republic as it clamors for a lifeline.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023
Though the company still clamors for government funding and sometimes makes bold predictions it doesn’t actually see through, SpaceX continues to defy expectations with each new accomplishment.
From The Verge ● Nov. 1, 2021
“Everyone in the industry clamors to get inside that ballroom for the Golden Globes,” said one longtime publicist who was not authorized to comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2021
The Belle Isle Nature Center, where the whole family clamors for a chance to feed the white fallow deer, descendants of the original population gifted to the Isle from French President François-Félix Faure in 1895.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2018
The agreement to pay British debts, will silence the clamors of all the body of creditors, and separate them from the tories, with whom they have hitherto made common cause.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
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