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[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /






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“Bill,” he said, “I’d like you to answer that question, please.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Mistral said the model was trained on more than 160 languages, and can answer prompts and questions in each one natively.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lacking the necessary technology and expertise to answer that question, museum curators stored the mysterious fragments while competing explanations remained unresolved.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

“This suggests that AI models increasingly view Walmart as a default answer for everyday consumption,” the analysts, led by Michael Lasser, said in the note.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Clare realized it had been the answer to the question of where Gingersnipes belonged after all.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

A second consecutive Big Ten loss has the Ann Arbor behemoth chasing answers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fellow pupil Aydin said the technology should be used as a tool to aid understanding rather than provide easy answers.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Two of our best ways of measuring the cosmic expansion rate, the Hubble constant, give answers that are stubbornly at odds.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

We couldn’t find all the answers online, so we called the state.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Will you give us answers freely if she will?”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

"She got straight into it, she wasn't defensive, she wasn't difficult, she wasn't cagey. She answered all of my questions quite articulately and quite open, to be honest."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Contemplate life’s mysteries: The Explainer was a longtime Slate column that answered readers’ burning questions about the world.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

This week Quentin Fottrell — the Moneyist — answered questions from a 67-year-old man who has managed his finances well but needs to continue working to avoid a monthly shortfall.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

A granddaughter once asked her to choose her most enjoyable decade, to which she answered, “what do you mean, ‘Which decade?’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mutti answered for me then, and I was glad she did because I had no answer to give him.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

For decades, answering this question would have been straightforward: The controlling Supreme Court precedent, a case called Stinson v.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

From the invention of the answering machine to caller ID, Hall said people “really enjoy” having the ability to control when, and whether, they answer the phone.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

He estimated the company has converted close to 100 residents initially skeptical about the payments, by answering their questions and clearing up what he called misinformation about water, energy costs, noise and other issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

"People often think of neutrons as tools for studying batteries or advanced materials, but they're just as innovative for answering questions about ancient life," said Hassina Bilheux, lead instrument scientist for VENUS.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

First, those who had offers had to find him, not an easy task because he kept changing his address, gave his telephone number to virtually no one, and didn’t have an answering machine.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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