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in demand

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  1. Sought after, as in The general was in demand as an after-dinner speaker. [Early 1800s]


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The AMD deal will help Anthropic to further meet the surge in demand for its AI tools that have turned it into the front-runner of the AI race.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The company has benefited from a surge in demand from AI developers seeking to diversify away from Nvidia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Sobers was a man in demand - playing in England for Radcliffe in the Central Lancashire League between 1958 and 1962, and Norton in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League from 1964-1967.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

But with her cast growing increasingly more in demand every year, the author-turned-screenwriter says it would have been logistically difficult to make a fourth and final season.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

As it turned out, her sword was more in demand.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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