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But a name change won’t answer hard questions about electricity bills, local water use or who pays for new grid infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2026
From a distance, without proper surveys, everyone assumed there was a single answer for the whole species.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026
We ask them to treat you with respect and try not to make a joke of the questions, but answer them earnestly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
Part of the answer, he said, came in what feels like a premise gamers take for granted now - "just getting out of the car".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
“Because usually when I knock on your door, you look like you’ve been dragged out of a sarcophagus, and that’s if you answer the door at all.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
"And then, yeah, we will give our answers if stuff like this happens. Best answers are on the pitch."
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
Even when evidence is incomplete, advances in scientific techniques can provide new answers to questions that earlier researchers were unable to resolve.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
"The families in this community deserve answers about what led to this collapse," New York Attorney General Leticia James told reporters.
From Barron's ● 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
But he knew that even if she had any answers, she wouldn’t tell him.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Megaspeed has not answered BBC queries regarding the company's and Alice Huang's links to China and the Chinese government.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
This week in the Dollar Signs column, Aditi Shrikant answered questions from a motivated 17-year-old who is considering an academic path that would lead to a law degree.
From MarketWatch ● 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
“Now it appears that, really, they’ve answered our call for help.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
He could hear Chip’s question echoing in his head: Have you ever tried to get your questions answered?
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
Michael imagined the blinking red light on Mr. Mosley’s answering machine.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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