request
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It reveals the decision to refuse Anderson's request to attend the funeral was taken by the duty governor at Maghaberry Prison.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Monzon’s attorney declined to comment on the allegations laid out in court and an attorney for Carcamo-Zarceno did not respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The 2025 gifts were reported by Kennedy in his annual financial ethics disclosure, which was amended this week and obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a records request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Perhaps softened by the holidays, Mother granted his request, which only encouraged Elisha’s attentions and weakened Maggie’s resolve.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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But the Fair Games Coalition claims she responded to their requests to meet and discuss their concerns by resigning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind did not immediately respond to MarketWatch requests for comment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
The Sisters of Nazareth allow requests for both remote enquiries and on-site research, but visits must be approved by the congregation and are supervised.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
She said she received a barrage of requests from women who said, “Why don’t you like the Shore?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The secretary, however, convinced that both requests were violations of the nation’s Bill of Rights, to whose protection even aliens were entitled, refused to grant Palmer’s requests.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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But she has also requested administrative files and financial records, to get a better understanding of how the home operated.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The inspector general found that explanation wasn’t always clear and that the person approving travel often operated under the assumption that an executive had requested it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
She agreed to terminate the pregnancy if a serious birth defect were discovered and the parents requested an abortion.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission has requested additional information from Caesars CZR 0.08%increase; green up pointing triangle Entertainment and Fertitta Entertainment, as the companies work to complete a roughly $5.7 billion merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
But with the requested reinforcements, the stalemate might be snapped.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., sent two letters on Monday to the White House and Trump Jr. requesting records related to Trump Jr.’s financial relationship with the oligarch, Umar Kremlev.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The buyer originally wanted to offer $370,000, but he suggested the buyer offer $385,000 with a 20% down payment, while also requesting a $12,320 seller contribution toward buying down the mortgage rate from around 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"These organisations are one of the last opportunities for us" to work, said the woman, requesting anonymity for security reasons.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Last week Uefa filed legal papers in the US requesting disclosure of evidence and documents from Fifa, warning it could lodge a criminal complaint in Switzerland.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
They got to know the women by their work, requesting their favorites for projects, open to giving a smart person- black or white, male or female—the chance to work hard and get the numbers right.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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