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respond

[ri-spond] / rɪˈspɒnd /


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Drexel University did not respond to a request for comment.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

QatarEnergy didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

By adjusting how cells interact and respond to their surroundings, nature can generate dramatically different patterns without requiring a separate developmental blueprint for every species.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Strong did not respond to the BBC's request for comment.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

She stands there for a long moment, like she’s deciding how to respond.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Maya responds: “But this is what you wanted, right?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

When employers actively engage with and advocate for CTE, they help create a more effective, sustainable system that meaningfully responds to the modern labor market’s needs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

"But the pathway is intact in fish. So picking the right alternative model was critical to advancing our understanding of how the human body responds."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

He said the question now is how Polanski and the party as a whole responds to the motion.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

No one responds, but I hear Dad call for me downstairs.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

I wrote this really lovely email, and he received it and never responded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Fuller has not responded to the BBC's allegations.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

In June, she obtained a default judgement after neither Vinted nor Mangopay responded to her claim, with the court ordering the companies to pay £1,207.50.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

I responded to a Slack message in the shower—strictly for testing—and the tablet survived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2026

Even in life or death situations, doctors, nurses, and patients all responded to bad incentives.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

The results showed that the same underlying process of cells responding to chemical signals could also reproduce the spiny mouse's highly organized follicle pattern.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Taking a more targeted rural approach, Washington launched a program that supports rural hospitals by training high-school students to become nursing assistants — directly responding to a critical healthcare shortage.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But more than changing the game, these groups are responding to existing trends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Tries from prop Archie Griffin, wing Josh Adams and the rejuvenated Louis Rees-Zammit gave Wales a 21-14 half-time lead, with Japan responding with scores from flanker Ben Gunter and lock Warner Dearns.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

At first, Ifemelu disliked Morgan, responding to what she thought was Morgan s own disturbingly full-grown dislike.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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