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  • present participle of demand.
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demanding

[dih-man-ding, -mahn-] / dɪˈmæn dɪŋ, -ˈmɑn- /


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Protesters are demanding the government boost spending on the education system by fixing crumbling infrastructure, reducing class sizes and hiring new teachers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Gen. Todd Blanche on Monday demanding answers to a slate of questions about Justice Department investigations of protesters, their origins and outcomes, and any involvement from the White House.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It is people that are demanding change in general.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

In some cases, their landlords were demanding 30% more.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Obviously, Opal can’t make gold out of straw, but the king can’t kill her because … you know …, and so the king has turned his wrath on The Mountain, demanding more gold.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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