respond
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A spokesperson for the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed to The Times that personnel were dispatched at 5:30 p.m. to respond to a medical emergency at Chase Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Cook has been given 21 days from the date of the letter to respond to unproven allegations that she made false statements on mortgage applications -- charges that she has denied.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Aug. 5, the White House sent a letter to Cook’s attorneys asking her to respond to allegations she made false statements on mortgage applications for several of her homes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“The question mark is how the United States would respond in that case,” said Heather Conley, senior fellow with the American Enterprise Institute, on a possible Russian incursion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
I duck my chin, unable to respond around the sourness that’s burning the back of my throat.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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VideoAmp laid off approximately 20% of its staff this week as the ad measurement platform responds to the rise of AI, a spokeswoman confirmed to the Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
But not everyone responds well to such drugs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Jean. I like Jean,” he responds, “she’s the villain but, like, there’s a reason to her madness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Like Cude, Delorme finds that AI responds reasonably well to precise questions with clear frameworks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“That is not going to happen again,” Hector responds, each word sharp and heavy despite his insubstantial form.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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In February the Turkish Foreign Minister responded with a long silence and a smile when asked on live TV if Turkey should pursue the bomb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Network Rail will face scrutiny for how its systems coped and responded to the outage.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Pasadena police and fire responded to a call at 10:30 p.m. and found a vehicle resting several hundred feet below the roadway, “making access extremely difficult,” said Pasadena police spokesperson Susana Porras.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bottura responded by creating a recipe for riso cacio e pepe and inviting people around the world to cook it with him.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I text you the word ‘pancake,’” she responded.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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“In terms of what’s driving our new business momentum, I would say our clients are responding very well to our integration and simplification,” Rose said on the call in response to a question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Capturing more detailed pictures of our solar system's star will help in responding to that weather, he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The annual "Han Kuang" exercise, which runs from August 5-14, stages combat scenarios for troops and reservists to practise responding to an attack on the island, defence officials say.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Colleges are responding to this interest in graduating quickly, with at least 70 institutions already offering or actively considering three-year bachelor’s degree programs, according to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
We, as human beings, are not simply organisms or animals responding to stimuli.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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