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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
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
Det Ch Con Harrison said: "We will reply directly to the court in due course, and as such it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this time."
From BBC ● 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
I can’t reply, I need to stay focused.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“I will reimburse you of course for any expenses,” Epstein replies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
Father replies, “Competition means suspicion, bad tempers. I’ve been feeling it, too.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The nominee replied: “Not in this context. I’m not a biologist.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Claude replied that delaying benefits might make sense.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Because we don’t think there was a conflict, Lesley, that’s why,” Witkoff replied.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Don't worry about the dog, just answer the question," replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson's recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
"You may go home if you wish," replied Miss Priest.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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
In his letter replying to John Healey's resignation, the prime minister wrote: "The world today is more dangerous and uncertain than at any point in our lifetimes".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
“Miss Smith!—message to Miss Smith!—What could she possibly mean!”—And he repeated her words with such assurance of accent, such boastful pretence of amazement, that she could not help replying with quickness,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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