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The State Department didn’t reply to a separate request for comment on the conditions facing the crews of the Iran-linked vessels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The UK government did not reply to AFP's request for comment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
They reply with a swift, “No, we’re staying here,” as they remain hopeful and enthused about the performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
That was Scotland's ninth consecutive crack without reply.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
She moved her lips in reply but I could not follow.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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A female voice replies, “Allegedly, I like light-skinned, I guess.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
“No, that concert blew me away,” Harrison replies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"There is no vacancy at the moment," she replies.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the replies, Rupar’s followers posted photos of disability devices that are worn around the hips in order to assist people with walking.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Bernadette,” the woman replies, like it’s obvious, too.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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“I think I can help with that, I really do,” Hilton replied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
“I’m from the South,” he replied, proudly adjusting his hat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Health board chief executive Phil Kloer replied saying they had not identified any evidence that concerns regarding the rash were ignored or "that there was a failure to seek appropriate medical review".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Thousands of fans replied to an Instagram post featuring the line-up for the London gigs, which also includes metalcore band Hatebreed.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“I can explain about that later,” Mutti replied.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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
Local authorities were "promptly replying" to more than 800 calls from affected relatives, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The researchers identified one exception to the finding that replying quickly pays off: If a candidate’s response looks like it was AI-generated, the positive feelings associated with punctuality disappear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Multiple meetings with us were never kept, and eventually he stopped replying.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The girl studied him for a minute before replying.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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