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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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Their demands, however, are colliding with the financial realities of a cash-strapped French state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The move, orchestrated by Everett to satisfy the demands of the company’s top-dollar backers, cheats Michael out of his stock options and equity in the company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

More job cuts and A.I. demands are expected, and the wholesale absorption of Hulu’s app into the Disney+ interface is still happening.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Scotland does not declare droughts but monitors "water scarcity" - when there is not enough water of sufficient quality to meet demands of people and the environment.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Yet the ever-increasing demands of her work raised her gift to a whole new level.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield