as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions
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Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
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The position demands hands-on experience with generative AI solutions and the ability to lead internal change management efforts for AI technology adoption.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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The San Diego Union-Tribune tallied every settlement and judgment the county paid out between January 2020 and May 2025 totaling $25,000 or more, the threshold that requires the Board of Supervisors to sign off on a payout.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … BACKUP CALL – Louisiana governor requests 1,000 National Guard troops to fight violent crime wave across state.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 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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“Presses (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presses%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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