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[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /






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CCC+TL offers a possible answer by giving the early Universe substantially more time to develop.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Asked how her idea of success has changed over the years, she pauses, struggling briefly to find an answer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Pressed as to whether Cummins, who has been Australia's Test captain since 2021, knew of the ball-tampering, Khawaja said: "I'm not going to answer that."

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Mr. Trump: I mean, it’s such an easy answer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“You would tell me,” Aunt Tess says again, but this time she doesn’t say it as a question, she says it as an affirmation that she already knows the answer to.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

A Michigan maker of air vents suddenly was inundated with orders from mysterious buyers, setting off a frantic search for answers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 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

With Arsenal edging past Hull earlier in the day and keeping another clean sheet, City head into the international break searching for answers after a 3-1 loss and six points behind the champions.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Mirror Tech was getting farther and farther away and he felt like the answers he needed were receding with it.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

This week he answered questions from a woman who wants to contest her father’s will, which was changed suddenly to leave everything to her brother.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

When he answered, “Of course not,” Mr. Parish asked, “Then why would you think anyone else who keeps kosher would eat here?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In the end, this will be the most important question to be answered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

In just a few weeks, the spirit had answered so many questions so accurately that residents felt responsible for finding the peddler’s murderer.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Baillie was thrust into the spotlight in 2008 when Brand and Jonathan Ross left offensive messages about her on her grandfather's answering machine during a Radio 2 broadcast.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 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

In a vision statement, Nusseibeh pledged “speaking frankly with every government and answering to none. There will be no exemptions for friends and no grudges against critics.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

AI agents are programs that can carry out multi-step tasks on a user’s behalf -- such as searching for products, comparing prices and completing a purchase -- rather than only answering questions as chatbots do.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

A moment later, there it is: a delicate, answering trill.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate


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