request
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Halfway through his sermon prep, his phone rang again: another hospital visit request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
And with every request comes an unspoken plea for understanding, no matter how far into the land of make-believe they’re asking to be led.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
Lifted Entertainment, which makes The Voice UK for ITV, apologised and said "steps had been taken to ensure this type of request is never made again".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
They were arrested on an extradition request from the U.K., according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
The staff then supported Andre’s gallant request that he be shot like an officer rather than hanged as a spy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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On Facebook and Reddit combined, there are dozens of groups and threads dedicated to Photoshop requests.
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
The ship’s manager, Dubai-based Global Feeder Shipping, didn’t respond to requests for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry and the Turkish Foreign Ministry didn’t respond to requests for comment on the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Chief among the "fossils", in the eyes of some of the soldiers who responded to our requests, is Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the austere 60-year-old commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Men and women wave their little slips of paper in the soldiers' faces until the wind snatches them, fluttering the requests away like a summer snow.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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In the letter, county attorneys also requested that the company maintain all records, materials and physical evidence related to the incident because of possible future litigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Authorities there have formally requested additional assistance from the federal government, in particular seeking air support to evacuate remote communities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Now, state and federal officials jointly requested that the court move up the hearing by at least a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
"The aircraft landed normally and passengers returned to the terminal. One passenger requested and received medical assistance on the ground in Thessaloniki," the Irish budget airline said.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The French never requested that Perugia be returned for trial, and it was unclear whether the Italians had the right to hold one.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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It’s built into enough of a mystery that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, wrote an open letter to McConnell on Wednesday requesting that he update Kentuckians on the status of his health.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026
“As Governor — and a fellow public official who understands the commitment we’ve made to the people we serve — I am requesting the Senator provide an update on his current health status.”
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Shaw’s defense attorney, Joseph Filicetti, has filed a motion requesting the court reduce her bond to $100,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Southern Water said the restriction would come into force on 10 July but is requesting customers to "put down their hosepipes now, to avoid putting the network under further pressure".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Dr. Thatcher raised an eyebrow, his way of requesting more information.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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