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request

[ri-kwest] / rɪˈkwɛst /




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It so happens that .si is the top-level suffix for Slovenia's internet domain names registry, which both locals and foreigners can request.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Louise Millington-Cotes did not immediately respond to the allegations, or the BBC's request for comment.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Meta says employees won’t access accounts except under specific circumstances, such as a law-enforcement request or a user-reported problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The states asked the judge to decline Booker’s request and instead determine whether the decree is fair, reasonable, equitable and lawful.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

At her request, Old Timothy readied the big landau carriage and took them all for a ride to Ashton Station, so that she might spend at least a little more time with her friend.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

"Since the speech, there has been a strong but stable increase of requests for the use of the '.si' domain," said Klara Herman, spokeswoman for Register.si, which manages Slovenia's domain names.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

It also described Uefa's filing as "farcically overbroad" saying "districts faced with similar requests have outright rejected such applications".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

We don’t know, as Ms. Galvani and Yale declined several requests to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Lineage hasn’t responded to requests for comment about the bills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

There are requests for all sorts of songs.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Mayor Karen Bass and City Council members have accepted LA28’s annual reports since 2021, asking some questions but not publicly pressing for all the details that The Times and Mejia have requested.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Southwest Airlines and United Airlines have told Boeing that they don’t want to receive new 737 MAX planes equipped with the flawed software, and instead requested an earlier version of it, according to industry officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Hearn says Joshua had specifically requested protection for a UK fight in his contract and refused to relent.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“It put a pit in stomachs,” said one supporter close to the Bass campaign who requested anonymity to speak candidly about the poll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Don’t push it,” Ms. Pfister said, but she got one hundred percent of the salt and flour Mr. MacPherson had requested.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

These caps would cover freehold estates and privately managed estates where people can face additional fees for making cosmetic changes to their properties and requesting documents like building safety certificates.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

A second local volunteer gave the same death toll, requesting anonymity for security reasons.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Now attorneys for the former action hero, 79, are requesting that court officials and law enforcement set up security protocols; disallow photography, video or audio recording; and tighten up who’s allowed in the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Curtis sent a letter to the heads of the Judiciary Committee requesting a probe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

On descending, I discovered a police constable standing there with Miss Kenton, requesting that I verify the tatter's identity.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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