demand
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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
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“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
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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
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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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