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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Noun
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More residents commented before the City Council unanimously approved it, and began taking comments on the rezoning and future land use requests for the land parcel.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2026 -
The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest union representing federal workers, did not respond to requests for comment.—
Amanda Seitz,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump repeatedly publicly praised and defended Bondi but also showed flashes of impatience with his attorney general’s efforts to meet his demands to prosecute his rivals.—
Michelle L. Price,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Trump repeatedly publicly praised and defended Bondi but also showed flashes of impatience with his attorney general's efforts to meet his demands to prosecute his rivals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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What especially galls Marion is having eight touchdowns called back this season.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Membership there had political as well as social requirements.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The tax, plus the bill’s disclosure requirements, would deter third parties from offering this funding and could inadvertently dox conservative activists and donors.—
George Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trump has issued ultimatums to Iran before, only to find ways to back off.—
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Arkansas Online,
7 Apr. 2026
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Trump, through a series of Truth Social ultimatums, has threatened to escalate America’s bombing campaign if Iran doesn’t forfeit control of the channel.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Dehydration dogs their journey, and local ranchers have found their homes burglarized by travelers in search of sustenance.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Economists, analysts, and investors have spent the past few days sounding the alarm about stagflation, a uniquely nerve-racking scenario in which high inflation dogs a low-growth, stagnant economy.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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The decision to remove McDonald from his director position, place him on leave and investigate came after an internal audit raised concerns over his travel requisitions and advances, TSU President Dwayne Tucker said earlier this year.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What troubles me most about the manosphere documentary is not the influencers themselves.—
Steven Burg,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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Understanding this cold-sensing protein could one day lead to better therapies for cold hypersensitivity that often troubles people undergoing certain types of cancer chemotherapies.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Duns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duns. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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