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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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“However without a real fundamental shift in demand the path of least resistance still looks lower.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Tina Sampson-Smith from St Paul's community pantry, in Norton Lees, Sheffield, said a drop off in donations and a rise in demand had left them in a precarious situation.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

HANetf launched the world’s first euro-hedged bitcoin exchange-traded commodity, noting a shift in demand among its European client base.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

He said he expects a “surge” in demand for products catering to “behind-the-meter” power generation, which allows energy-intensive facilities like data centers to store electricity on-site, as opposed to relying on the public grid.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The problem now isn't finding a place in which those jobs are in demand, because like you say . . . they are everywhere.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

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