Example Sentences

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In a statement, the coast guard said Malta had requested help in the search and rescue operation "following the capsizing of a vessel reported with migrants aboard and people in the water".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Medtronic said Wednesday that it had requested regulatory clearance for Hugo in general and gynecological procedures.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Earlier US media reported President Donald Trump had requested "edits" to the latest terms of a proposal that could lead to a peace deal, and there was no sign of a breakthrough.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But Musk threw potential investors a curveball last week when he posted on X that SpaceX had requested a short-term deal to kick things off.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

But his grandfather had recently gone blind, and he had requested Ashoke’s company specifically, to read him The Statesman in the morning, Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in the afternoon.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri