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  • present participle of demand.
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demanding

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


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BBC Newsbeat has obtained the filings, first reported by video game website Kotaku, external, demanding Microsoft-owned site GitHub and chat app Discord turn over the user details of accounts thought to be sharing "copyrighted material".

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

In a recent study, Caballero finds that instead of investors accepting lower yields because Treasurys are so desirable, they are demanding higher yields; the safety premium has become an absorption premium.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

She has filled out a government form demanding compensation from Russia -- a bureaucratic formality.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

“This is Me” also depicts her mother, former soap actress Lesley Vogel, as demanding her daughter’s absolute best at every step in her career and leaving her with no alternative path.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

The new ciphers were not as demanding as those she had cracked earlier in the war, and they did not yield much in the way of vital intelligence.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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