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[ri-plahy] / rɪˈplaɪ /




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Abdelhadi, an assistant professor at the University of Chicago, didn’t reply to voicemails and emails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lyles did not reply to a request for comment.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

With the floodlights on and skies dark, conditions were perfect for seam bowling when Australia's reply began.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Lechner didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

I reply, a little louder than I intended.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Some draw internet trolls but far more garner dozens of supportive replies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

When Fielder points out that he could barely see her face, Evans replies, “I guess that wasn’t what mattered to me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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

Job duties depend on who you ask, but many say the remit includes building AI systems to automate marketing tasks and improving how companies show up in chatbot replies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Hops flower, valerian root, and chamomile. In addition to some other items that are a family secret,” Lafayette replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

In his profile of Rosalía, Elias Leight suggested that it was as if she learned all the rules of a style so she could figure out how best to break them.“No sé,” she replied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Asked if Melania could participate in trilateral Ukraine-Russia-US peace talks that the Kremlin says will resume in Abu Dhabi next month, Trump replied: "No, but it's not the worst idea I've ever heard."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

“We don’t reward those who are just screaming for attention,” Ramaswamy replied, turning away from the troublemaker.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

Czarniak replied: “Almost too much to bear, Al.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It’s beautiful when it sparkles in the sunlight,” replied Squint.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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

Share your thoughts by replying to this email in your inbox, or reach out to us at [email protected].

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

She has since stopped replying to messages from AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Multiple meetings with us were never kept, and eventually he stopped replying.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

Of course, she was replying to my question about why we turned the clocks back in the fall.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen


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