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demand

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






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That share exceeds the 65.4% of views to existing-home listings coming from outside the listing metro, underscoring the outsized role of long-distance shoppers in new-home demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The artificial-intelligence data-center build-out is boosting copper demand just as supply tightens — a combination that could keep pushing the metal higher, even if the debasement trade cools.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The Los Angeles-based real estate company bought Quixote in 2022 for $360 million, saying at the time that the acquisition would address the growing demand for soundstage space.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

David Moyes' side are under no pressure to sell Ndiaye, whose contract runs until 2029, and are likely to demand a significant fee in the region of £70m to even consider a sale.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

“First, your grandmother has the nerve to take you on some out-of-state field trip, without asking me. When I demand an explanation, all she says is ‘It had to be done.’

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Michael Horn, a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who studies education trends, said the campuses are trying to meet the changing demands of their students and future employers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

A V&A spokesperson said the museum had been negotiating with the unions since February and had met the majority of their demands with "a significantly improved offer".

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

For the moment, the financial demands of starting an independent life are more than she and many young people can handle.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

Several companies have faced similar investigations, including Alphabet’s Google and Verizon Communications, which received Justice Department demands for documents and information about their workplace programs, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

“We shall not go back until our demands are met,” Thambi said.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect children from harmful content and demanded it adopt stronger safeguards.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

In a draft response to Live Nation’s initial proposal, they demanded the company spin off Ticketmaster, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

He demanded to know whether Wall had known there was an executed term sheet when he met with him on March 6.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Paramount last week demanded that Bonta and the other states post a $1.88-billion bond if the case stretches to March, which is when the judge has scheduled the trial.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

“Either you arrest her,” she demanded, “or you stay with her until I have the local police come down here. Then you can explain your reluctance to them.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

“I don’t think demanding that women and girls be safe and have ownership over their own bodies is a radical idea,” Rodrigo said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Brazil is demanding that Discord implement stricter parental controls, cooperate more closely with the authorities and implement systems capable of detecting and preventing situations that put minors at risk.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

If a September rate hike doesn’t materialize, investors can’t keep demanding higher yields on concerns the Fed hasn’t got inflation under control, the strategist argued.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

But demanding more should lead us to negotiate better projects, not abandon them altogether.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

The man was demanding to see Henry Duveen himself.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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