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answer

[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /






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He asked again in February and got the same answer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Paul Celan performed one of the 20th century’s strangest acts of literary fidelity: He remained true to German by forcing it to answer for what had been done in its name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It came to some damning findings, including saying there was "substantial doubt about the legitimacy of the source of the currency that was stolen" and concluding that Ramaphosa "has a case to answer".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

I never liked when Grandma said that, because it usually meant I’d never get the answer.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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