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as in ordering
to give a request or demand for
a notice requesting that I report for jury duty on Monday morning
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as in seeking
to make a request for
request extra ketchup for my fries
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as in asking
to make a request of
a letter from the First Lady graciously requesting the chorus to perform at the White House
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Recent Examples of requesting
When requesting feedback, good collaborators err on the side of specificity.
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Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the first two days of deliberations, jurors sent several notes to the court requesting to review video evidence and rehear parts of the jury instructions and testimony during the trial.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Oh told lawmakers in the national assembly the CIO was reviewing the possibility of requesting a travel ban against the country’s first lady Kim Keon Hee—who has also faced scrutiny over corruption allegations.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was taken into custody at a Seoul detention facility after undergoing an investigation by prosecutors, a law enforcement official said, requesting anonymity in line with privacy rules.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Pop-ups asking to subscribe to calendars Pop-ups requesting you to subscribe to calendars can fill your calendar with spam and phishing messages.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Buckner said that in the first several hours following the shooting, 47 companies contacted Global Guardian requesting additional executive security.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Sasaki could’ve waited two more years before requesting to be posted.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Gingrich did not reply to multiple emails requesting data on the number of kids whose suicide risk would have gone undetected without Clairity's help.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Over the first two days of deliberations, jurors sent several notes to the court requesting to review video evidence and rehear parts of the jury instructions and testimony during the trial.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
Oh told lawmakers in the national assembly the CIO was reviewing the possibility of requesting a travel ban against the country’s first lady Kim Keon Hee—who has also faced scrutiny over corruption allegations.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
On Sunday, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun was taken into custody at a Seoul detention facility after undergoing an investigation by prosecutors, a law enforcement official said, requesting anonymity in line with privacy rules.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Pop-ups asking to subscribe to calendars Pop-ups requesting you to subscribe to calendars can fill your calendar with spam and phishing messages.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024
Buckner said that in the first several hours following the shooting, 47 companies contacted Global Guardian requesting additional executive security.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Sasaki could’ve waited two more years before requesting to be posted.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Gingrich did not reply to multiple emails requesting data on the number of kids whose suicide risk would have gone undetected without Clairity's help.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Requesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requesting. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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