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The Israeli military has not replied to a request for comment.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Von Batten-Montague-York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
I watch it happen on my own bills for the AI coding tools my team uses; a task that took one request a year ago now takes dozens.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
A year later the visa request was granted, and all that was needed was the money for air transportation and expenses.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Ohtani has declined requests for comment through a team spokesperson and hasn’t addressed reporters in more than two weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Blackstone and Cliffwater have seen redemption requests of about 10% and 16%, respectively, at their private credit funds.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
An attorney for Sosa-Celis also didn’t return requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Google was sued by Mexico over allegedly ignoring the country's requests not to rename the Gulf for US users.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
“There will be no more requests to leave granted until our numbers are full. Is that understood?”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
He requested that the juror be removed from the 12-member panel, but Judge William Sullivan refused and instead sent them back to continue a seventh day of deliberations Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Justice Department requested information from grocery retailers including Amazon and Walmart in its antitrust inquiry over surging beef prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“She responded, but did not provide what was being requested: contracts, documentation and financial information.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He said he would set up the meeting she requested, adding: "There must be a way to save Jodrell Bank, and I give a commitment today, at this despatch box, we will find it."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
“If you put in these requested forces and increase air and sea effort, we can at least turn the tide to where we are not losing anymore,” commented Air Force Chief of Staff John McConnell.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Under Sharia, a woman requesting that her husband agrees to a divorce may have to return some or all of the money given to her by him when they married.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
"It brought back the fear, anxiety, and despair we experienced at the height of war," she said, requesting anonymity for security concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
DHS just needed to submit a letter officially requesting the data for those purposes, an attorney in the legal counsel’s office explained, according to internal emails.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The nonprofit filed an appeal with the 9th Circuit, requesting the county hold off on euthanizing Bruce until the court heard the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Knowing that Malia and Sasha were basically off-limits, the White House communications teams began requesting the dogs for official appearances.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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