popular demand

noun

: a request made by or a desire shared by many people
Because of popular demand, the restaurant has published a cookbook of favorite recipes.
The show will continue for another week due to popular demand.
The circus will be back by popular demand later this summer.

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Or in the Chapel Hill/Durham region, where North Carolina (seven titles) hasn’t won one since ’17 – and is in this year’s field by something less than popular demand – and Duke (five titles) hasn’t hung a banner since ’15. Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 19 Mar. 2025 By the way, the Spring Farmers Market, which takes place in Royal Palm Place from 8 a.m. to noon Sundays, was recently extended until May 4 by popular demand, according to the event’s webpage. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025 Dunkin’s Pistachio Coffee, which first joined menus back in 2018, will be returning due to popular demand from Dunkin’ drinkers. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025 First there was the British interior designer and author’s Create Academy course, which was expanded for a second installment last year following popular demand. Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for popular demand

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“Popular demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular%20demand. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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