demanding

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Workers were demanding salary increases, protection against subcontracting and job loss through automation, and were refusing to comply with FIFA’s request to collect sensitive private information such as nationality and home addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

World Cup player statues in the capital have been toppled by protesters, with teachers demanding higher wages threatening to disrupt matches if their wishes are not met.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is suing the GEO Group, the private firm running the ICE detention center, demanding access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Olenick's group is demanding a more rigorous rulemaking process that takes direction from neuroscientists, climate scientists and education experts who can "really assess whether any of these tools belong in schools."

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The sight of a stern judge demanding a book from him had been the stuff of his nightmares since childhood.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood