as in requested
to make a request for
she has already spoken for the position, so it should go to her
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Combs’ legal team requested that the musician be transferred from MDC to the prison Fort Dix in New Jersey, a low‑security prison that offers the Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP).—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025 -
That same day, star cornerback Jalen Ramsey had requested a trade while leaders like Terron Armstead had opted to retire and Calais Campbell signed with the Arizona Cardinals around that same time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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In both cases, Israel sought to justify its aggression as a necessary security measure to protect its southern communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from Nigeria’s Yourba ethnic group that critics like Zikoko’s Tomide Marv have since claimed is largely absent from its tracklist.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Spoke (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoke%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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