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It is to let people build, and to stop underwriting demand in industries that do not answer it with supply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But a piecemeal approach to industrial policies is not the answer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
New research published in Nature suggests the answer was more complicated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The answer, as everyone but Ted recognizes, is no.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When I don’t answer, she scoffs again before joining her friends on the dance floor.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
While the information out there can be conflicting and confusing, I’ll dig up answers and advice you can trust through rigorous research and reporting.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Later, Barragan signed paperwork to change his answers to those deposition questions, saying he “found documents that refreshed my recollection” and that he did, in fact, author the inquiry and request for a criminal investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then you sound out those highlighted letters, pronounced as they appear in the original clue answers, to solve the final mystery word.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Grieve said he got dressed and went down to reception to try to find out what had happened and "get some answers" about why a stranger had been able to get into their room.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
I want answers and reasons and explanations and a million other things.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
They answered the question they were written to answer: Who is liable?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Jonathan answered our questions inside a narrow room in a breeze block house, with his lieutenants crowding in.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have a challenge for you!
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
When Hollywood beckoned, the boys answered the call, cavorting, cutting up and reconfiguring reality on the silver screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"This is no ordinary adventure," Don Quixote answered.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
She joined the staff in early 1999, answering phones and doing data entry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Citing Paul's "obsession" with him, Fauci said he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, refraining from answering questions to avoid self-incrimination, adding that it "pains me to do so."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But asked twice if he would trust the US president, he did not say, answering, "it's a changing world isn't it, and you just obviously have to call things as they develop".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“For the safety of staff and the community, we’re keeping the store closed for the time being,” an employee said in a recording on its answering machine Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
We want to film Todd answering the door It’s going to be so romantic.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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