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It is aimed at putting pressure on Tehran by targeting two of the country's major money sources: oil revenue and the significant tolls Iran demanded from ships for passage through the critical waterway.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

So she demanded from the sideline her leading scorer and rebounder, Kamilla Cardoso, do what she’d been reluctant to her whole career: “Shoot it!”

From Seattle Times Mar. 9, 2024

As well as having to use a suitcase to collect the 30kg of carrots the experiment demanded from a farmers market, a further challenge was finding ways to use them afterward.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

In principle at least, the United States secured what it has long demanded from Beijing: full access to Chinese audit papers.

From Reuters Aug. 26, 2022

It was also unusual to find teachers who demanded from students their very best, who refused to succumb to the notion that there was no reason to challenge them because they simply didn’t care.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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