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demand

[dih-mand, -mahnd] / dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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Bristol families are increasingly turning to second-hand children's clothing as the cost of living crisis puts growing pressure on budgets, with one shop seeing demand surge.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Halma bought Avo Photonics, a manufacturer of electronics components, in 2011 and the business rode a wave of surging demand due to a relationship with a hyperscaler tech customer of more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Timofey Vaskin of Shkola Prizyvnika, or the School of Conscripts, said the demand to find ways out of service had "risen sharply".

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“FIFA, the stadium and no one else is above Mexican law. We’re going to demand that it be respected.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“The sentiment that you have attributed to me in your letter to Dr. Priestley I totally disclaim,” Adams protested, “and I demand in the French sense of the word demand of you the proof.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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