- present participle of request.
requesting
Example Sentences
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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
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., sent two letters on Monday to the White House and Trump Jr. requesting records related to Trump Jr.’s financial relationship with the oligarch, Umar Kremlev.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
It said it had sent letters to more than 40 property owners "requesting a solution".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The buyer originally wanted to offer $370,000, but he suggested the buyer offer $385,000 with a 20% down payment, while also requesting a $12,320 seller contribution toward buying down the mortgage rate from around 7%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
His wife regularly wrote him lengthy, urgent and impassioned letters requesting money for food, clothing, rent, medicine, school fees, books, seeds and money to repair broken ploughs and leaking roofs.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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