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German companies manufacturing equipment such as industrial lasers in data centres are enjoying strond demand.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Jewelry demand fell 17% to 313 tons, marking the weakest third quarter for the sector in the council’s data going back to 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
U.S. production reached a five-year high in October, helped by surging demand for computers, electrical equipment and other goods tied to artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
The company added: "Our priority is to ensure that bus services remain reliable, accessible and able to meet the needs of all passengers, particularly on routes that already experience high levels of demand."
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The demand was so great that the two youngest sisters traveled separately so they could bring the spirits to different cities at the same time.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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In an apparent recognition of the unions' demands, Puente, who has refused to resign, said the working conditions of control centre operators would be reformed, including their breaks and monitoring their fatigue levels.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Last week, the French government unveiled measures aimed at addressing some of the students' demands, including the replacement of the university admissions platform, which has been criticised for a lack of transparency.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Shelton, known for having a strong work ethic and insatiable will-to-win, is likely to be receptive to Ferrero's demands - as long as they do not neutralise his raw weapons.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Together, they have fundamentally altered the region’s security dynamics, sharply increasing demands on the U.S. and its allies that must track these Chinese movements and be ready to respond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
He could well imagine their expressions of awe and their demands that he tell the story again.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Dutch prosecutors have demanded his extradition but Sierra Leone has refused to cooperate, prompting the EU to cut some aid to the country.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Students demanded investigations and accountability, occupied universities and organized silent vigils across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Complications and byzantine controversies helped stymie the union in its adolescence, with Huerta usually supporting Chávez, even as he became distracted from the union’s central work and demanded absolute power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Several of them have demanded the king takes the next step in making amends for colonisation and the transatlantic slave trade, which his ancestors profited off for centuries.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
After her toilette, the proud Madame had gone to the common room and imperiously demanded of a lowly soldier that he go and procure buttered rolls and fresh coffee for her and the children.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Paramilitary forces were deployed in industrial suburbs around the Bangladesh capital as protests by garment sector workers demanding a wage hike stretched into their fourth day on Tuesday, defying calls to return to factories.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Strikingly, this comes at a time when beleaguered orchestra musicians have also been demanding a more democratically minded workplace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Cash flows are being questioned over concerns that they’ve in some cases already turned negative, he said, noting that “investors are being more demanding on their expectations.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
Debt investors also appear spooked, and are demanding ever-higher returns from several firms in the sector.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In my cell, I hear her fierce lawyer-talk, demanding my release.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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