as in requests
something that someone insists upon having
it's probably not a good idea to ignore a creditor's dun for repayment
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Access is free through a lottery system, with MK2 receiving around 200,000 ticket requests each year.
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The president has repeatedly approved a higher percentage of aid requests for Republican-leaning states than for Democratic-leaning ones in his second term, according to the nonpartisan think tank Urban Institute.
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What galls them is Toberoff’s tooth-and-nail negotiations and his insistence on becoming a producer himself, complete with credit and fees.
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What especially galls Marion is having eight touchdowns called back this season.
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However, Navy officials say additional upgrades are no longer sufficient to address long-term aging and obsolescence in components and the operational demands of the Columbia-class fleet.
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Part of what Schuetz has to do is manage regulators demands on builders and bridge those challenges, which becomes very complex.
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Service dogs that bark excessively must be taken out of the facility.
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In a nearly 10-minute long video, Pratt repeated social media posts that dogs on Skid Row are used to test drugs, are bred for drug money and are left in poor conditions by their unhoused owners, among other concerns about overcrowded, dirty shelters across the city.
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The legal action is part of a broader series of disputes in the streaming industry over carriage rights, bundling requirements and pricing control.
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The secret agreement was routed through a White House office that typically handles repairs and furnishings and is exempt from competitive bidding requirements.
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The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
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But what really troubles him is something larger.
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This can trigger jealousy, possessiveness, taboo-like attractions, emotional ultimatums, social power plays or money issues that reveal deeper conflicts.
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This language also obscures the ultimatums presented to Iran under threat of American force, making coercion sound like collaboration.
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Caleb and Kayda spend a few minutes chatting in the Say Less nook, and Zach torments himself with mental images of them making out just outside of view.
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Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley after Jade Cargill torments Ripley.
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“Duns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duns. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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