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[ri-spond] / rɪˈspɒnd /


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Thailand's foreign ministry did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

A more common positive impact is for those who hold cash-like assets with interest rates that respond to the federal-funds rate: mainly, savings accounts, money-market accounts and short-term certificates of deposit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Bagayoko didn’t respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

HSP70 helps cells respond to stress and supports tissue repair, while midkine helps regulate inflammation and protect joint tissue from degeneration.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

He tried to kick harder but his weary legs did not respond.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

The observations provide the first direct evidence that quark-gluon plasma responds to fast-moving particles as a unified fluid, producing waves, splashes, and swirling motion instead of simply behaving as a collection of independently scattering particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

In his book “Why Not Moderation? Letters to Young Radicals,” published in 2023, Mr. Craiutu responds to two fictional zealots, Lauren and Rob, one an intolerant progressive, the other a hard-leaning rightist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Unlike Alice, Bryan is the audience stand-in: the average guy who responds to a mind-boggling, impossible situation as clumsily as you or I might.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

"If you can get out before 11am-ish then there's a part of the brain, just behind the eyes, that responds to light," says Jo Baker, a psychotherapist and student sleep and mental health expert.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s the only kind I know,” Marco responds.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Neither GEO Group nor the Department of Homeland Security responded to requests for comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Only the FBI responded, declining to comment and instead directing us to a past statement that said its focus remained on establishing the facts around the Tice case and securing his return.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Neither Ethiopia nor Eritrea has responded to questions about the fighting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

I’d drilled her on Fig’s status, and she’d always responded with, “He’s fine.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The local prosecutor's office said police were responding to two men around 20 metres away who had fired fireworks in their direction.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wildlife experts responding to the tour’s report set out on boats to try to remove the net, but were stymied by choppy waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

A less risky way of responding to the elevated risk of a big move is to reduce your equity allocation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The startup, in the throes of responding to rogue AI incidents, said three employees violated policies for handling sensitive company data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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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