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demand

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






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However, demand for the shares being sold by nearly two dozen investment banks is so high that the offering is said to be oversubscribed by at least three times by big institutions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

While spot gold prices may face near-term struggles amid oil-driven volatility, structural demand for the precious metal persists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

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

The problem was demand: investors who wanted to do Mike Burry’s trade.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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