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Investors’ primary concern about the HDD market is that the current surge in demand will subside at some point soon, allowing supply to catch up and price growth to moderate.
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
The 15th walkout in a dispute over pay and job opportunities comes at the end of the long bank holiday weekend and NHS managers say they fear a surge in demand could be "particularly challenging".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“Healthcare, construction, skilled trades. Those are the jobs that are most in demand in the economy right now,” Richardson said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
In 2022, the shock came as businesses across Europe were scrambling to find workers to meet a surge in demand as the economy reopened after the pandemic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Some weeks previous, Mr. Sharpe had told my friend Private G—g that I was in demand to play with the orchestra gathered for the diversion of the officers and the consolation of the besieged.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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