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demands

  • plural
    of demand.
    demand
    verb (used with object)
    to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.
  • present tense form
    of demand (3rd person singular).
    demand
    verb (used with object)
    to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.

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The Cernavodă plant, which supplies about a fifth of Romania’s power demands, shut down in mid-August after the military’s attempts to divert more water toward the plant using explosives didn’t pay off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

"The Department is utilizing every available tool to meet the demands of our current operations."

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

That level of efficiency could make the approach especially attractive for future electronics designed to handle large amounts of information with lower energy demands.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

They contend the costs and energy demands of producing and distributing it make it inferior to batteries in almost every case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hoping to prevent another war, the world leaders gave in to Hitler’s demands.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti