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demands

  • plural of demand.
  • present tense form of demand (3rd person singular).

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Demands for the business-friendly conservative to resign have persisted despite his promise to respond to the grievances of labor unions and Indigenous communities.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Appeared in the May 1, 2026, print edition as 'Albany Demands a Climate Sacrifice'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Demands for higher wages come amid rising healthcare costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

The answers remain elusive, yet the crucial point is this: Demands for transparency are rising, even within the Republican Party.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025

Their comrades in Trivandrum would march to the Secretariat and present the Charter of People’s Demands to Comrade E. M. S. himself.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy