as in to request
to give a request or demand for
several employees have already put in for vacation time during the last week of December
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The attorneys have requested a temporary restraining order from the court, which would halt the law’s enforcement while the legal challenge plays out.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026 -
The department is requesting that anyone with information contact the agency.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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LaBeouf has not entered a plea and declined to talk to reporters on Thursday after a New Orleans judge ordered him to return to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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But earlier this week, New Orleans Criminal District Court Judge Simone Levine revoked his release and ordered that bail be set at $100,000.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Put in (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20in%20%28for%29. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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