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reply

[ri-plahy] / rɪˈplaɪ /




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Amy’s certified public accountant wrote that the bookkeeper was under “direction to not reply or provide information” to one of Sandy’s attorneys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 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

After leading 8-4 again on Thursday, Van Duijvenbode dropped two consecutive legs but then stormed into a 14-6 lead by winning the next six without reply.

From BBC Jul. 23, 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

It took thirty-four days to get a reply, and her message was even less cheerful than the last.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

“Flashing has been with our family for generations. It’s an important tradition, and I won’t apologize for caring about it,” she replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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

Streeting replied "absolutely not" when asked if he was "trying to do defence on the cheap".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Hegseth replied: “We never expected they would stop having capabilities to shoot. The question is at scale against an opponent like the United States of America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

‘You don’t need to ask as you’ll never be without me,’ I replied, leaning my head on her shoulder.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

Inter Miami FC co-owner Sir Becks came to Posh's defence, though, replying that "she was celebrating inside, I promise. Her reactions were slightly slower than mine".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

They started a petition that attracted more than 3,000 signatures, and their fans kept replying to Hidden Valley posts with an image of the duo as “My Ranchbassador.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Hope you are well and we will not let down each other by not replying letters.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda




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