demand
verb (used with object)
to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right.
have been demanding
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present perfect progressiveof demand.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Investors have been demanding higher yields to hold those bonds in recent weeks amid increasing concerns over how much the companies will borrow and spend to fund chip purchases and the construction of data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
But the below chart shows the premium that investors have been demanding for debt issued by several hyperscalers relative to industrial companies with similar credit ratings.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 3, 2026
The result isn’t flashy innovation, but steadier cash flow, exactly what investors have been demanding from China’s consumer names.
From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026
For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
He was depressed because bankers have been demanding exorbitant sums: he plans to sell royal titles to recoup funds.
From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett
