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“I don’t know … I don’t know,” she stammered in reply.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
Now, when he has a question for the boss, he never has to wait for a reply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Morrill also said in a reply to a comment on X that Tesla will maintain spare parts for the model.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
In a reply, dated 2 November, Brittin responded that "the BBC takes its obligations to Wales extremely seriously".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
“I missed a lot of things,” I reply.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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After receiving the voice notes, Cash replies via text the next day: "You, my friend, have just been elite captured" before adding: "You're in spy territory now".
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
“Careful with your language,” replies the lady from child-protection services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their replies have been edited for brevity and clarity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
“That was unintended,” he replies, only digging himself in deeper when he explains that, like plumbers or electricians, he was there to do a job.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Then you’ll love this next part,” Ama replies, that mischief coming back to her eyes.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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Asked whether he has been approached about working with Raman, Acevedo replied, “No, absolutely not.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
U.S. officials replied by saying his evidence was insufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Suri replied that he could not “get into our internal deliberations” about “what we think Congress might or might not do.”
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026
Asked during her Panorama interview what her main task was, Fahnbulleh replied: "With the cost of living biting, affordability is my overriding objective, without a doubt."
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 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
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I realized that replying to complicated requests or problems in anger or haste was never smart, so I kept his rule to slow my response time down eight hours for future correspondence.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Local authorities were "promptly replying" to more than 800 calls from affected relatives, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at [email protected].
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Multiple meetings with us were never kept, and eventually he stopped replying.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
And then a minute later, before I’ve finished replying to Brie, Dad texts.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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