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But a piecemeal approach to industrial policies is not the answer.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
New research published in Nature suggests the answer was more complicated.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The answer, as everyone but Ted recognizes, is no.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"It's not an answer any family wants to receive - confirmation that your loved one has been killed," Griffiths added.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“I understand, but you didn’t answer my question: Do you want to move out of Davey?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
These are hard questions with no obvious answers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then you sound out those highlighted letters, pronounced as they appear in the original clue answers, to solve the final mystery word.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
In “Q,” Ms. Watson, who teaches philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, suggests that “we live in a world that wants, needs and values answers with ever-increasing restlessness and urgency.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Los Angeles Times answers top questions as the second sales window opens on Wednesday, July 29.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Leah intoned, “Spirit, will we have answers if she does not repent?”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The lawsuit further alleges that the social worker answered numerous questions incorrectly on the risk assessment form.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
None of these crucial questions were answered by the document.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ellen Sigal, a cancer research advocate and friend and former neighbor of Fauci’s, said the doctor would have answered questions if he felt the process was legitimate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
If you answered yes to any of these questions, we have a challenge for you!
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
“The two large ones are pipas and the small one is a liuqin,” I answered.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
When you see a picture of a children eagerly raising their hands in class, Ms. Watson dryly observes, the students are likely answering a teacher’s prompt, rather than raising a query.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Citing Paul's "obsession" with him, Fauci said he would invoke the Fifth Amendment, refraining from answering questions to avoid self-incrimination, adding that it "pains me to do so."
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“For the safety of staff and the community, we’re keeping the store closed for the time being,” an employee said in a recording on its answering machine Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
If you'd closed your eyes you'd have been forgiven for thinking Kermit the Frog was answering BBC reporter Kelly Somers' questions.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He chopped the edge of one hand against the palm of the other, answering his own question before Anya or Håkon could.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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