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demand

[dih-mand, -mahnd] / dɪˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd /






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The new statement also said the Treasury plans to “engage with a variety of market participants to better understand evolving Treasury supply and demand dynamics.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another challenge is coming up with enough product to meet demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

But there was hope, on election night, in the collective declaration that we deserve and demand better.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

His demand for Anthony Martial to be sold had been rejected, while record signing Paul Pogba was proving a problem.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Elizebeth and William managed to set up a separate household in Geneva, but not a single other demand was met.

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

While both appear open to diplomacy, Iran also said the U.S. response to its demands was not satisfactory, ANZ notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Valerie Bli Lou is a shopkeeper from a modest family, but she is determined to give her late father the sumptuous funeral that Ivorian tradition demands -- whether she can afford it or not.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Frustrated by high demands, low pay, and a squeeze in living standards, many online posts said workers should only do what their bosses asked and nothing more.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The new trash cans aim to address one of three demands from the Koreatown chapter of the Los Angeles Tenants Union, which launched its Barrio Limpio campaign in September.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Tribute is payment of some kind that a ruler demands of peoples who have been conquered.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

The Labour premier, in office since July, said at the weekend that he was open to saying sorry but ruled out paying the financial reparations demanded by some Caribbean countries.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Dutch prosecutors have demanded his extradition but Sierra Leone has refused to cooperate, prompting the EU to cut some aid to the country.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Students demanded investigations and accountability, occupied universities and organized silent vigils across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Complications and byzantine controversies helped stymie the union in its adolescence, with Huerta usually supporting Chávez, even as he became distracted from the union’s central work and demanded absolute power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

A handsome new species which demanded a handsome new name.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

For that reason, treatments intended for widespread use must meet especially demanding safety standards.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Congress should raise the normal retirement age by a month or two each year, with special treatment for physically demanding professions like firefighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have been forced to closed after days-long protests by workers demanding higher wages.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double their current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

“I’m not—hold on! Wait a minute! You’re the one always demanding I put my monocle back on to hide my eyehole, so it’s rich you’re the one lecturing me on this!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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