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demand

[dih-mand, -mahnd] / dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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The Corporation has consistently said that more office space was needed to meet demand, and set a minimum target of an additional 1.2m sq ft by 2040.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

One in five pupils in Northern Ireland - more than 70,000 - have some form of SEN, and demand for school places outstrips capacity.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

The company says the campaign has boosted demand, with natural diamond sales at U.S. independent jewelry retailers increasing 9% in the first quarter of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

For Kawhi and his demand to sign Paul George.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I demand loudly, despite my still throbbing head.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

“We continue to fortify our region’s safety net despite growing access demands and challenges,” Hampton said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

The brain needs a break from additional cognitive demands so that memories can begin to stabilize and topics covered can be retained.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said the attack was a "major escalation that demands resolute responses".

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Instead, Canada rejected the proposal, and made further demands and offered little in return, the White House said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Tribute is payment of some kind that a ruler demands of peoples who have been conquered.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's lawyer, has repeatedly demanded the replacement of the holdout juror with one of several alternate jurors but Sullivan declined to do so.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

When Shai demanded a replay of a Mickey Mouse remix during the set—“again, again!”—his parents had to redirect him.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The neighbors demanded full remediation and eventually, the costs were covered by State Farm.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

The security ministry also issued a statement expressing opposition to "bombings by international warships targeting civilians" that "undermined co-operation… in combatting piracy", and demanded an immediate explanation for why they were carried out.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“Where did you get that cash, Darryl?” he demanded.

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Well, it's not exactly Mariah Carey demanding baskets of puppies and forbidding eye contact, but Imbruglia was shaken up.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

But 583 foreigners remain unaccounted for, many of them pilgrims who had spent months preparing for the demanding trek around Mount Kailash.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Officials are closing trucking schools, detaining immigrant drivers and demanding driver data from states.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Lower-income workers, who may have physically demanding jobs they can’t continue to do will into their 60s, and women, who have longer life expectancies than men, are locked into lower benefits “for life,” he added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

Before long, he was jolted awake by a fierce-looking man pressed against his window, demanding to know why he was trespassing.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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