demand
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"Until that demand is met, we will not move from here," student activist Ravindra Paswan told news agency ANI.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Normally, a sharp increase in price eventually reduces consumer demand in a process economists call demand destruction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Global copper demand is expected to grow to more than 50 million tonnes by 2050, it said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Kashani said demand for robot delivery isn’t slowing down, and the decline in revenue was due to Serve’s disagreement with Uber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mr. Whitby says that after the Fair, there’ll be such a rush for people to live here, even places like Maxwell Street will be in high demand.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Iran’s security-minded leadership, they said, appears to be growing more confident in its demands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
"The Department is utilizing every available tool to meet the demands of our current operations."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
That level of efficiency could make the approach especially attractive for future electronics designed to handle large amounts of information with lower energy demands.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
If anything, Grande is having a blast - teetering around in perilous heels, blowing kisses to the audience and embracing the physical and vocal demands of her show.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Fischer remained apparently unmoved: He wanted 30 percent of the gate receipts and was not traveling to Iceland unless his demands were met.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
The prosecution had demanded 12 years and one month in jail.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Most schools either didn’t respond, stonewalled the request or demanded excessive fees to process the request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
On March 24, Davis demanded a status report — within hours.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
A handsome new species which demanded a handsome new name.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The U.S. government last week sold 30-year bonds at the highest interest rate since 2001, reflecting the higher compensation investors are demanding to finance the nation’s growing deficit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
One example is the mitochondrion, which helps provide the energy needed to support more demanding forms of life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Lawmakers and families are demanding answers on conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of food shortages and broken toilets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dozens of protesters rallied Wednesday outside a hotel hosting political transition talks in Venezuela's capital, demanding greater transparency from the authorities and opposition, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It was demanding work that cramped the palm and strained the eye.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
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