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[ri-plahy] / rɪˈplaɪ /




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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

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

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

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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