request

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District Judge Dolly M. Gee’s chambers did not respond to a request for comment about why no similar action has been taken in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The budget request is seeking money "to rebuild Alcatraz as a state-of-the-art secure prison facility", with funds covering the first year of costs.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Blanche didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Law enforcement officials did not immediately respond to a request for the names of the people arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The thing was heavy, and he’d called ahead to request that an easel be set up in the president’s office.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin