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demand

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






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Huawei’s planned production of its new chip—around 750,000 this year—will fall well short of demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

American Airlines lowered its annual profit outlook Thursday, hitting shares while the carrier pointed to swelling jet fuel costs as a negative counterweight to healthy travel demand.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Even if the Saudis agree to Trump’s new demand, the deal would face congressional review before taking effect.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

In recent years, Kennedy had also used his billboards to demand the return of former USC running back Reggie Bush’s Heisman Trophy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

I demand, fear growing in the pit of my stomach.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

"We will explain our demands to them in detail. And we hope that the government will listen to us."

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Pradhan's resignation has been the one of the key demands of the protesters and the CJP has not responded to his comments so far.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The group, which plans to be at Anthropic’s headquarters every day until their demands are met, and others have been pushing for companies to pause new AI model training.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Per the act, the FDA was ordered by Congress to establish traceability standards for high-risk foods, but the food industry pushed back, asking for additional time to comply with recordkeeping and coordination demands, citing complexity.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

The demands of her voice have faded in Axel’s mind.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

CPUs are essential for running inference workloads demanded by agentic AI, but there are various wild cards to consider.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

“The Commission had not demanded early renewal in over five decades,” Disney’s WABC-TV station, based in New York, wrote in a May filing with the commission.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

BBC Sport has been told the 25-year-old sat down and demanded the club let him move to Fiorentina.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Bisignano demanded his own team pledge loyalty to him directly, people who spoke with him said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

He demanded an ice pack and a headache lozenge and retired to his study, and Mrs. Clarke set the servants to searching each room in turn.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The prime minister's intervention followed mounting pressure from protesters and civil society groups demanding education reform.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Today, Morishita is the world’s oldest ballerina still taking on demanding lead roles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

India's activist Sonam Wangchuk has ended a hunger strike after 26 days of fasting in support of youth-led protesters demanding education reforms.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

This comes right as investors are demanding to see whether that capital investment will pay off.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Ilya’s answer was possibly even worse than demanding they be turned in.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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