demand
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Big tech companies have had a complicated relationship with explicit content, trying to balance the libertarian ethos of Silicon Valley with the demands of advertising-supported businesses and the imperative of protecting minors online.
The demands placed on nominees, especially actors, are heavy.
From Los Angeles Times
In response, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association, which represents heating oil suppliers, said its members had seen "a very large and unexpected increase in demand".
From BBC
Apple is draining the demand side—the attention itself.
Otherwise, the strain of prolonged high prices could weigh on the global economy and crimp fuel demand.
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