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Gauff says she feels confident giving honest answers when asked about politics, partly because of her maternal grandmother.

From BBC

They contacted Facebook, which at the time dominated the social media landscape, asking for help scouring uploaded family photos - to see if Lucy was in any of them.

From BBC

"How long? How long are they going to leave us like this?" asked Evelin Quiaro, 46, lying feebly on her back with a small bottle of electrolyte water within reach.

From Barron's

When asked if he was referring to the death penalty, the president said: “The most, yeah — that’s true.”

From Los Angeles Times

When asked about his acting technique, Duvall would describe it as simply as his favorite character — Augustus McCrae, the wry trail boss on the TV miniseries “Lonesome Dove” — might have described riding a horse.

From Los Angeles Times