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reply

[ri-plahy] / rɪˈplaɪ /




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Phoenix made a shaky start in their reply as Josh Tongue removed Will Smeed and Rehan Ahmed in consecutive balls on his way to figures of 2-21.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Jones told BBC Sport the onus was on her to seek further information via email, to which she received a reply stating Blue Badge parking had sold out.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

I’m at [email protected] or hit reply if you’re reading this in your inbox.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Controlled Thermal Resources attorney Suzanne Varco said that the company reached out to 26 area tribes in 2021 and received no reply.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Jeremy's reply was cut short when Tiamat grabbed him by his sides and snatched him into the air.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Now her Reddit comment history is full of replies to posts about infant loss and avoidant partners, offering advice, support, and stories of her own experience.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

MJ replies, “I try not to fear,” and then follows up asking Jenner what her biggest fear is.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The site uses crowd-sourced information from its users and analytics to track employer replies to job applicants, according to Baxamoosa.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

When I note that the court constantly faces the latter charge today, Mr. Meese replies flatly: “Well, not properly.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Tío Yehuda replies, “We have heard that the Turkish sultan has promised to accept Jews and treat them well. We want to leave for Constantinople as soon as we can.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Claude replied that delaying benefits might make sense.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Asked Thursday if he believed Matar was motivated to carry out the fatwa, Rushdie replied: "I had no knowledge of that. I have my suspicions," according to US media.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

“Because we don’t think there was a conflict, Lesley, that’s why,” Witkoff replied.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

When I asked R&A chief executive Mark Darbon on Saturday if Trump had been in touch, he replied that he had not.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Sancho replied that he was not going to fight—he had been a peaceful man all his life and intended to remain one.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Curiously, a number of people on X, replying to Elliott’s tweet, seemed to think this would be negative for TIPS.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Not replying to a phone call within a few hours may cause resentment.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

When asked what he would do if future investigation findings were not in his son's favour, he paused before replying.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Even replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

He wanted to wait a few days before replying to her but he found himself that night in his study writing her a long e-mail about the death of his mother.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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