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Two trends that made luxury stocks an amazing investment over the past 20 years—booming Chinese demand and growing ranks of middle-class consumers splurging on luxury goods in the West—are fading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Currently, autumn clothing bundles are in demand, but volunteers have already started putting together a Christmas box of festive clothing, blankets, and shoes.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

No one is sure which came first in this “chicken-or-the-egg” story — greater demand for more nonalcoholic beer or better quality offerings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Housing has for years been a top concern for Spaniards as supply falls short of demand, with rents and house prices soaring as elsewhere in the European Union.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

“It is a hereditary position with no real duties, except for the rare occasions when circumstances demand otherwise.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

A growing crowd of competitors are racing to meet the demands of the nation’s aging fleet of personal vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Buffered by wealth and social position, Darwin was able to reconcile, like few of his peers, the secluded life of a country squire with the exacting demands of scientific work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Disney is reportedly planning a restructuring of its TV operations to better align with the demands of streaming.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

City are big payers, and other clubs may not be willing to meet similar wage demands.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

She had planned to be stern and unyielding in her demands, but the admiral’s compliments caught her off guard, as did his reference to poetry.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

He’s the most talentless man ever caught in the bright glare of the light he demanded from the world.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It demanded automakers achieve an average fuel efficiency of 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031, 15 mpg higher than the target envisioned just a few years earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

ShinyHunters first demanded that the bureau amend a public service announcement accusing the group of using “harassment strategies” and “pressure tactics” to extort victims.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

City Controller Kenneth Mejia demanded last month that LA28, the private nonprofit producing the Games, release a much more detailed accounting of its activities than it has in yearly reports to City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Her rebellious, ethereal, aura-reading, forgetting-she-had-a-daughter-at-all mother didn’t just like to be noticed—she demanded it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The case triggered a broader movement across the country demanding affordable rentals, which have soared in recent years.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Those early observations will help scientists continue refining the instrument before more demanding tests begin.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Soon, the police were there in force, but the dedication of the outraged, chanting crowd demanding the men’s release ensured this would be no ordinary standoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In particular Mr. de Moura, who was focused on improving Lean’s core capabilities, spent long hours each day correcting Mathlib entries made by other contributors, who seemed to him demanding and disrespectful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Now here they were by the hundreds on the front lawn of Howard Johnson’s, demanding the right to eat at a regular sit-down restaurant.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson