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“People say I was deluding myself that I could do the job at my age. My answer to that is: I was doing the job.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
However Khawaja has since said he didn't want to start a "witch hunt" and has refused to answer questions on exactly who he claims knew of the scheme, and what they knew.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
After days of evasions, the answer was no.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
The answer is so ugly, itchy, moldy, noisy, grotty, busy, dirty and gloomy that those adjectives lend their names to the chapters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
A breeze lifted his hair, but brought no answer.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Members of Congress from both parties want answers.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
Superstitions of days gone by: In 1907, a researcher asked college students to record all the superstitions they knew, and then compiled their answers into a book.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Given that most interested parties have more questions than answers, odds favor defense-policy negotiations continuing into winter rather than culminating this fall,” Kim Wallace at 22V Research said in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Researchers are now uncovering clues about why these difficulties persist, and the answers may involve more than an understanding of numbers.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Besides, how will she get information if she doesn’t get answers?
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
"I can't remember what I answered, but it certainly wasn't 'yes'," he says.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
No one answered when AFP visited Tan's registered address in eastern Singapore, although dogs could be heard barking behind the door.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Yarhamuk Allah,” he answered without missing a beat.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Now it appears that, really, they’ve answered our call for help.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Brown,” Bat answered, still staring at the skunk kit.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Irvine resident Maria Moye sat at the Delta terminal at LAX answering work emails while she waited for a rideshare to come take her home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
For Sapkota, answering those questions will require observing the insects in their natural habitats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
Baillie was thrust into the spotlight in 2008 when Brand and Jonathan Ross left offensive messages about her on her grandfather's answering machine during a Radio 2 broadcast.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
He said he’s worked 40 years and doesn’t want to spend five more answering emails and chasing invoices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
“Because if something goes wrong during the flight, we want you to land in a place that is easily accessible for Resilience to retrieve you,” Guardian says, answering Fly’s question again.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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