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On Sept. 21, the Rams traded Cam Akers and found their running back answer, a spark plug named Kyren Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

I bade thee Stand to me, help me, hold my hand in thine And give my heart back answer.

From Rosamund, queen of the Lombards, a tragedy by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Hands-pansy gave back answer stoutly: "Yes, yes, we are coming!"

From The Blue Moon by Housman, Laurence

She brought back answer that he had not been home all night, and that no one could tell her anything about him.

From Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles

She tried to keep sarcasm from her voice, realising that it was the first time in her career she had ever given anything approaching a "back answer," yet unable to resist making some retort.

From Juggernaut by Campbell, Alice