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DHS did not respond to The Times’ request for comment Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The Election Commission didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The request for Sir Chris to intervene had been based on operational policing considerations and is "devoid of any public law wrong".
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Indonesia's forestry ministry did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment on the figures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
I can’t find your website anywhere, so Mom said I should write you a business letter and request a catalog.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Arizona State did not respond to requests for comment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Neither the developer nor township officials responded to AFP's requests for comment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Tiffany’s, Garrity’s and Masterson’s campaigns did not reply to requests for comment.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Unfortunately for them, and even sadder for Bobby, after Collins received the letter warning him against forwarding anything, that conduit was cut off and the requests for contact drifted down into wastebasket oblivion.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
State District Judge Joseph Montano ruled Friday that prosecutors improperly prevented grand jurors from hearing testimony from witnesses they had requested, compromising the integrity of the proceedings.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
He requested audiovisual materials from Paramount, and Paramount delivered them.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026
"One of the disappointing things is that we didn't get answers to anything that we had specifically requested - for example getting the papers from FFE," Hewitt said.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“We have requested information, as well as fair treatment and humanitarian consideration,” Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told parliament Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
With enemy forces advancing, the Joint Chiefs requested permission to broaden the mission from merely guarding the base to engaging in what was described as “limited offensive operations.”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
According to the mayor, Gonzalez had made a 911 call Saturday requesting de-escalation support from police after he saw a group of unmarked vehicles and a crowd gathering in his neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
A soft credit check is a legitimate way for a potential lender to assess your eligibility, but that doesn’t mean the third party requesting it is a legitimate lender.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The leaders of the A.I. industries are extremely unpopular and make bad messengers for requesting this sort of access.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
An Interpol red notice was in force at the time, requesting law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest Al-Marimi, pending his extradition or surrender.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
There was a stir of voices from them, requesting and obtaining shelter.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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