- present participle of demand.
demanding
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Do you have advice for your salespeople when they have demanding, difficult customers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Gilligan loves silences and uses them in long stretches, allowing — or, perhaps more accurately, demanding — his audience to figure out what’s happening on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
And Newcastle's squad should expect him to be just as demanding as his predecessor in training.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Reaching the area required four days of demanding hiking while carrying heavy equipment.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Before long, he was jolted awake by a fierce-looking man pressed against his window, demanding to know why he was trespassing.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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