request
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Twenty million dollars is the maximum amount countries can request in a single application.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
He declined an interview request and is keeping a low profile during his reelection campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Meta didn’t immediately respond to MarketWatch’s request for further comment.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
A spokesperson for Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
This thing seems to listen to my thoughts, and I give it one more request.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The city attorney’s office didn’t respond to requests for more information Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The conference happened at the same time as private-credit funds were reporting mass redemption requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
GL Events did not respond to repeated BBC requests for comment.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Meta and the New Mexico Attorney General’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
I explained that Melissa, Katie, and I were feeling overmatched by the volume of media requests and the work it took to travel on the tight budget we were on.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Raman never endorsed Gascón and the pair had “no relationship” while in office, according to two people with direct knowledge of their thinking who requested anonymity to discuss the matter candidly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The prosecutors have been scheduling interviews with potential witnesses in recent months and have requested documents about their dealings with the men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Prosecutors have requested sentences ranging from four to 12 years for six of the seven defendants.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Hartman, the other Navatek executive who went to dinner with Graham, was in charge of maintaining friendly ties in Congress while tracking the millions of dollars the company had requested in research funds.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
The Gatorade he requested is all gone, too.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Johnson’s office did not reply to an email requesting comment.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
A soft credit check is a legitimate way for a potential lender to assess your eligibility, but that doesn’t mean the third party requesting it is a legitimate lender.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The leaders of the A.I. industries are extremely unpopular and make bad messengers for requesting this sort of access.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
Klitschko filed a petition in a Los Angeles County court on Sept. 24, requesting that he be allowed to act as Kaya’s representative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Pycelle had sent a raven off across the water, with a polite letter from Ned requesting Lord Stannis to return to his seat on the small council.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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