demanded

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Deere DE -2.18%decrease; red down pointing triangle has spent years in the crosshairs of farmers who have demanded easier ways to fix their own equipment or get it repaired by an independent mechanic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The company demanded that the doctor use a different drug instead.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Sitting in the High Court in the southeastern city of Pietermaritzburg, judge Nkosinathi Chili said the "interests of justice" demanded that the case proceed.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

That prompted a rebuke from organisers, who said Bettan's post "wasn't in the spirit" of the competition, and demanded that it be deleted.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

She refused her supper and instead demanded a particular type of marzipan that Mrs. Clarke had to send the young houseboy, Jasper, scurrying all over London to find.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood