as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions
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As world leaders, business executives, and policy makers prepare to gather for Climate Week NYC's official programming, activists are demanding more aggressive action from those with the greatest economic and political power.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025 -
Across biotech, cloud, and chips, American corporate leaders are trading the future for fleeting profits—enabled by a governance regime that demands little more.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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But valuing ‘people’ requires more than a broad platitude.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Excessive tooth decay in children can require treatment in hospitals, under anesthesia.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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During the grand jury investigation of the county’s jail deaths, Flores alleges in her lawsuit, jurors requested to speak with her.—
Christopher Damien,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Several outside medical groups in attendance requested that the voting topics be shared to have transparency.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Press (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/press%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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