in demand

phrase

: needed or wanted by many people
Tickets for her concerts are always in great demand.
Good plumbers are in demand in our town.

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And if there’s any slowdown in demand for compute or need for compute, that has second, third, and ultimately fourth order impacts on projects that haven’t even been built yet. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Following a two-year slump in demand and a return to stabilization in 2025, the sector is set for cautious growth in 2026. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 The rush in demand for peptides could provide a new revenue stream for many small pharmacies. — Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 My family has spent four summers participating in demand response programs whereby utility companies pay customers to reduce energy use on the hottest summer days. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in demand

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“In demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20demand. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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