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respondent

[ri-spon-duhnt] / rɪˈspɒn dənt /


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"Indeed, our submission is that for this offending the respondent should be sentenced to life without parole," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

“I’ve never questioned my longevity until recently. I never thought about my store not being a store,” said one respondent.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Millennial and Gen Z customers, one respondent said, were spending more money on their pets than older generations.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

One checks he's answering the question, one analyses whether he's being too superficial and needs prompting to go deeper, while the third checks that the respondent is not a fraud… not a robot, for example.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

On Michaelmas day, 1595, the trial opened before five judges: the appellant and the respondent appeared at the appointed place, and an ancient gentleman was intrusted with “the golden pen.”

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli

A University of Texas/Texas Politics Project poll released last week found that just a third of respondents viewed Paxton as “honest and trustworthy.”

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows the single top issue this midterm for a plurality of Americans is the cost of living, and that 71% of respondents disapprove of Mr. Trump’s handling of that problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

In a poll conducted this May by the Pew Research Center, 62 percent of respondents said they held a negative view of Israeli authorities, compared to 51 percent in April 2019.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Around 5% of respondents believed their accent had cost them a promotion, pay rise or senior role.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

There is no reason to believe that the survey results would have been any different if police officers or prosecutors—rather than the general public—had been the respondents.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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