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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But the main reason to visit is for a vegan dessert that has been on the menu for two years by popular demand. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 One day before the podcast trailer dropped, the entrepreneur shared an online closet link with her millions of followers on social media due to popular demand. Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025 This season’s schedule features the return of three shows back by popular demand, all of which were here not too long ago. Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025 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 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 9 Apr. 2025.

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