as in demanded
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
a dozen customers clamoring for service all at once
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Leaders of Chattogram’s United Front of Workers and Employees (SKOP), which collectively represents 90 percent of the unionized labor force in Bangladesh, demanded that the interim government scrap the terminal-leasing plan.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
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In a video released last month, JNIM spokesman Abu Hudheifa al-Bambari demanded people cooperate in areas controlled by the group by stopping at its checkpoints and advised them to avoid traveling with military convoys.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nine hours after addressing reporters in the wake of a humbling 28-6 loss to Baltimore, Mike McDaniel was at it again on Friday, speaking to Dolphins reporters via Zoom in the normal day-after-game media availability that’s required for all NFL head coaches.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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But the filibuster is not required by the Constitution and, like any Senate rules, can be changed with a simple majority at any time.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Combs’ legal team requested that the musician be transferred from MDC to the prison Fort Dix in New Jersey, a low‑security prison that offers the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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That same day, star cornerback Jalen Ramsey had requested a trade while leaders like Terron Armstead had opted to retire and Calais Campbell signed with the Arizona Cardinals around that same time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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The company claimed that the trial proved the Tiqker’s ability to operate reliably during multiple dives, proving its ability to work in real-world defense environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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During opening statements, Toscano claimed that Parker did not act on her authority to search the student or remove him from school, the Associated Press reported.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Clamored (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamored%20%28for%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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