demand
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Authorities warn that they won’t call you to threaten arrest or demand money over missed jury duty, yet tricksters convince many.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
ZXMoto has doubled its workforce since March and its factory runs 24-hours a day to meet demand, but customers still wait months for orders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Asked by BBC News NI if it was experiencing capacity issues during the fleadh, Translink's spokeswoman said passenger demand was "extremely high and all our available resources are in use".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Electric Power Research Institute estimates that data centers could account for as much as 9% of annual U.S. electricity generation by 2030, compared with 4% of total electricity demand in 2023.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Anya had gone on flower-picking missions many times to keep up with the higher demand for potions.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
The resulting difference is considered an indicator of how the body prepares itself to handle the demands and stressors of the coming day.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
While demonstrations are largely over after achieving key demands, AFP looks at what the protests revealed -- and what could come next.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Plus some winemakers weren’t able to meet airlines’ volume demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She made the video montage of my mom for her memorial, which was extra difficult because a family member had all sorts of unreasonable demands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Isn’t this great news for you?” he demands.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
It set up a government agency called the Persian Gulf Strait Authority and has demanded shipowners register with it to cross and pay it for insurance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The White House demanded a response in 21 days.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He demanded the company begin submitting monthly reports and said a special master would be appointed to help manage the antitrust case and monitor Nexstar for compliance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Blanche had previously said the fund would not proceed, but Cornyn and Tillis demanded a formal written commitment preventing its revival and language narrowing the tax protections.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
"What are you, some kind of detectives?" she demanded.
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
Feliks arrived at the zoo's shelter "exhausted, after a long and demanding transport by military plane", zoo director Sonja Mandić said in a statement, and his health was monitored daily.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
He did it all while playing catcher, the most physically and mentally demanding defensive position on the field and the spot where offensive production is typically viewed as an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Investors are demanding higher rates when they buy long-duration bonds because there is less demand, higher supply and a hot mess of policy uncertainty.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Gilligan loves silences and uses them in long stretches, allowing — or, perhaps more accurately, demanding — his audience to figure out what’s happening on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
François was stern, demanding instant obedience, and by virtue of his whip receiving instant obedience; while Dave, who was an experienced wheeler, nipped Buck’s hind quarters whenever he was in error.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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