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It also said Rayner had ruled permission via an Urgent Crown Development application should be granted because "national demand for asylum accommodation remains high".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Oil prices wobbled after the International Energy Agency said global oil supplies were expected to exceed demand in the fourth quarter, as more tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz despite the ongoing conflict with Iran.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Travel demand has been pretty resilient, so airlines aren’t feeling a lot of pressure to bring those fares back down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
With Anthropic’s IPO coming as soon as next Thursday, investor demand for the shares has already been running six times higher than the number of shares available, according to Bloomberg.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
His lean front legs stretched forward, and his backside shot into the air, making an in-your-face butt scratch demand.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Although the method produces accurate results, it demands substantial computing power.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
Even in wartime, military priorities often take a back seat to the demands of the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Struggling actor writes a movie and demands he play the lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
The main challenge, she says, are the sheer number of demands placed on a doctor in her field.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
He demands that I show him the contents of my lunch box.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
Bagula demanded that the federal government “change its policies and procedures affecting school-aged children who enter government custody or placement.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Some became weary of a job that demanded constant travel and being on call nonstop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
As residents demanded a return to normal water supply at one protest last month, AFP saw a police officer filling up buckets they had brought to Nongsa Digital Park.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Combining both approaches demanded more computing power than was practical.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
He stared at Fanny and in a harsh and impatient tone demanded, “Is the secretary asleep?”
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
The complete dataset will provide an even more demanding test of whether the apparent changes in dark energy persist as measurements become more precise.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
He needed these musicians to tour, of course, and proved a demanding, mercurial leader of the groups he curated across his 40-year career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Many parents, though, are concerned and have been demanding clarity and action from the government.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
When I spoke to Diana, she said that back then she was standing up for parents’ rights, demanding “freedom of choice for things that don’t have definite outcomes.”
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Those are the true bandits, demanding our rubles or else! ‘You are out of credit,’ they say.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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