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[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /






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It just doesn’t add up to the answer he wanted.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

In a few days, we’ll have some kind of answer for whether it was effective.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

As for the text: It depends on the laws in your state, so consult an attorney if you want a definitive answer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Not surprisingly, his answer was part strategy, part culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

“You didn’t answer the question,” he says, making my stomach fill with slush.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Here’s what I’m watching this morning: A week chockablock with market-moving events could finally give investors some answers about where stocks are really headed.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Someone out there knows something, and we won't give up until we have answers," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Late last week, Bogen sent a letter to CDC Director Erica Schwartz requesting that the state’s deaths be counted and demanding answers on how the agency is tracking measles fatalities.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Still only a teenager whose magical passes screamed louder than any of his two-word interview answers ever could, Doncic didn’t say a word with Real Madrid, his longtime Spanish agent Quique Villalobos said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Then my mom started asking questions and I gave her some answers until somehow we were into what Jessica Feeney was like and I used the word melted.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

You are most like a voter and least like a voter when comparing how you answered with our survey respondents on cost of living.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Before Rispoli let the prospect go to his head, Dermer answered “no” and asked him to play the goblin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"None of us had access to the emails from buyers. They came directly through him, he answered as if he was us."

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

This week in the Fix My Portfolio column, Beth Pinsker answered questions from a woman who, alongside her husband, has prepared carefully for retirement, with several sources of income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

I answered her in the same harsh way.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The company uses human-sounding voice AI agents to handle many tasks from answering calls to serving as virtual assistants.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

In a vision statement, Nusseibeh pledged “speaking frankly with every government and answering to none. There will be no exemptions for friends and no grudges against critics.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

To investigate the role of facial movements, the researchers created computer-generated speakers representing two cultural backgrounds answering questions.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Be wary of calling the number back or answering calls from unknown numbers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“Those are my friends,” Anya said, answering what she assumed his question was: Who are they?

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack


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