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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

The engineer went, surveyed the rapid stream, and sent back answer to the sultan that it was impossible to construct a bridge at that point.

From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Morris, Charles

The boat fires back answer, but the wind falls and she is compelled to anchor for the night below the fort.

From Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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