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After days of evasions, the answer was no.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
Asked why he did not want to share further details, he said: "My honest answer is because I've moved on, I respect that others probably haven't, but I have. And I hope that's respected."
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Sapkota is investigating whether Colobura butterflies use comparable signals, but the results have not yet provided a clear answer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
"We have to answer for all of that."
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
But there was a chuckle in the answer.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Interviews with ranchers, meatpackers and policymakers reveal a fractured supply chain with few good answers, reports Patrick Thomas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
It reminded me of being a kid who raised his hand and waited his turn while everyone else shouted out answers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026
The House Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee need to try to document the answers to questions like: Where did that money go?
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026
For a fleeting moment, I imagined the trees had the answers to all my troubles.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
“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
In an unusually loud voice he answered "no" to each of the allegations that were put to him.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
I did the worksheets, lined up, followed directions, answered when I was called on, didn’t talk out of turn, and it was just fine.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
For Sapkota, answering those questions will require observing the insects in their natural habitats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
He said he’s worked 40 years and doesn’t want to spend five more answering emails and chasing invoices.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
To investigate the role of facial movements, the researchers created computer-generated speakers representing two cultural backgrounds answering questions.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
On more than one occasion she read from a card that broadly addressed the subject at hand—but didn’t come near to answering the specific question posed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
My mind raced, but Peach took his time answering.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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