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request

[ri-kwest] / rɪˈkwɛst /




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A request for proposals issued last month by the VA calls for a minimum of 220 units with an option for 40 more.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It has held a position in the Garnier and Maybelline owner since 1974, when it bought in at the request of L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt to help stop the French government from nationalizing the company.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Like other brokerages, Robinhood offers investors the chance to request shares of specific IPOs at the listing price before the company goes public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A right of review request is successful only in extremely rare circumstances.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I recalled Mr. Pinkerton’s request that I play the role of a ghost on this adventure, and I half wondered if that’s what we were doing now, haunting the garden like we were.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan




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