demanded

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This drove up energy prices, fuelling inflation -- which in turn caused sovereign bond yields to climb since March as investors demanded higher returns to hold government debt.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Progressive critique has long demanded that students learn the truth: that dismantling Jim Crow required sophisticated, institutional organizing at the grassroots level.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

By December, the president demanded CBS take him off the air immediately and “put him to sleep.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

It came as Mathys Tel prepared to take a corner and Spurs demanded a penalty that never came, their disbelief doubled when Cucurella was cautioned over the incident.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"Hey, what are you doing looking in my bag?" he demanded.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene