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by request

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Also,. In response to being asked to do something. For example, The band is playing our favorite song by request. This usage replaced at request. [Late 1600s]

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by request

State law requires certain upfront payments by request.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025

Of course, any local sushi bar would serve you an omakase menu, by request, before.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2022

The room temperature can be adjusted by request, and the massage tables are pre-warmed.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022

On Christmas Eve, it appears by request, as the final course on our Feast of Seven Fishes, prepared for my Catholic, Italian-Polish husband, by his Jewish, Russian-Polish wife.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022

Mr. Jenson’s handwriting was so wonderful that he wrote out all the diplomas by request.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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