1
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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2
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
The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
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Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But community members argue that’s no less offensive and are requesting another change.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The court allowed Ruiz to be released from the Nashua Street Jail on bail, despite an immigration detainer requesting ICE be notified of his release.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, Snoop says that The Chronic creator has fully embraced the revival of Death Row Records, even going as far as personally requesting his own official Death Row jacket.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Daniels said the cost of requesting video could become prohibitive for local activists and media organizations trying to learn more about policing or how a particular situation played out, especially in cases where multiple officers or multiple agencies responded to a scene.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Qualcomm’s closing argument was a more impassioned argument about what Arm is requesting, the destruction of intellectual property (IP) that took considerable engineering effort to develop, and a timeline of events relative to the legal actions and the Nuvia and Qualcomm CPU designs.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Daniels said he's heard complaints before about users with YouTube accounts requesting large amounts of video from law enforcement and straining agencies' ability to fulfill public records requests.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But community members argue that’s no less offensive and are requesting another change.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
The court allowed Ruiz to be released from the Nashua Street Jail on bail, despite an immigration detainer requesting ICE be notified of his release.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Now, Snoop says that The Chronic creator has fully embraced the revival of Death Row Records, even going as far as personally requesting his own official Death Row jacket.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Daniels said the cost of requesting video could become prohibitive for local activists and media organizations trying to learn more about policing or how a particular situation played out, especially in cases where multiple officers or multiple agencies responded to a scene.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
Qualcomm’s closing argument was a more impassioned argument about what Arm is requesting, the destruction of intellectual property (IP) that took considerable engineering effort to develop, and a timeline of events relative to the legal actions and the Nuvia and Qualcomm CPU designs.
—Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Daniels said he's heard complaints before about users with YouTube accounts requesting large amounts of video from law enforcement and straining agencies' ability to fulfill public records requests.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Requesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/requesting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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