as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
the director insisted on absolute quiet on the set
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Tonight demands something different.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025 -
Energy demands around the world are rising, and with the increasing impacts of climate change and the declining efficiency of existing infrastructure, the situation is likely to worsen.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The White House official also said that under the preliminary deal — which still requires Chinese officials to sign off on a framework agreement — the United States will not take equity stake in the new venture or have representation on the controlling committee.—
Chris Megerian,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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For a daily practitioner like Tweedy, songwriting might be the same kind of gesture, a symbolic commitment that requires a lot of hard work to mean something.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Kinso detects when someone requests or needs something and automatically proposes connectors within the user’s network, even drafting introductions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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The family requests that donations may be made in his honor to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International or The Saban Clinic.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Insists (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insists%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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