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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
This was another Perth surface offering pace and bounce and England had no answer.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
After days of evasions, the answer was no.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
The researchers believe that additional satellite observations could help answer these questions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
It seemed it could be a different answer for everyone.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
"And then, yeah, we will give our answers if stuff like this happens. Best answers are on the pitch."
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 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
She says it’s my dad and answers the call.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"I can't remember what I answered, but it certainly wasn't 'yes'," he says.
From BBC ● 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
When AFP called the number listed on Megaspeed's website, the person who answered said they were unfamiliar with the company and that the number was a residential line.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
“You could’ve answered it,” she says, but the way she says it makes me glad I didn’t.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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
I agree with your husband that taking on consulting work as a condition of his retirement is a lot of work, chasing prospective clients and answering to them.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
Instead of answering, Mother leaned toward the driver and asked, “Can you please turn left and take us to house number 197?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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