respond
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Central Command referred the Journal to the defense secretary’s office, which didn’t respond to a request for comment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Representatives for Harington and Hoult did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The council didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The Times attempted to contact the attorney listed in York’s sentencing records, but he did not immediately respond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Before he could respond I caught sight of the clock on one of the computers, though, and the smile fell off my face.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Judge an intervention by what it responds to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Bonta said the new law responds to a climate of intimidation affecting immigrant aid workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Now Carney - and Canada - must wait to see how Trump responds.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
His opponent responds by juggling his outstretched palms in a "6-7," a viral youth meme that has no fixed meaning but has become so ubiquitous that even Pope Leo has taken to performing it.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The heart responds by beating more quickly when listening to faster tempos, and slower when listening to slower tempos.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
“The country is doing good,” Trump declared at one point, to which Cohen responded, “Well, thanks to you, sir.”
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Thankfully, they picked things up by the time they performed “Butterfly,” and the crowd responded accordingly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Allied countries have also responded and in the past week carried out a planned air exercise near the Russian exclave, using U.S. and Norwegian fighter aircraft and Polish ground forces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"But I could control how I responded to it. This mindset became my driving force. The only way out is through."
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“I’m not saying it because she’s a girl,” he responded.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
It pitted the “unfledged, unarmed chemist” on one side, while “on the other side, responding with enigmas, stood Matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
"By combining decades of long-term research with new science, this project will help us understand how six key endangered species are responding to a changing climate and provide practical guidance to support their recovery."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He began by saying the country is doing well and Cohen responding, “Thanks to you, Mr. President.”
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
For crinoids, tube feet play an important role in feeding, responding to water currents and occupying different ecological niches.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
They were responding to Sitting Bull’s message to gather and talk about the encroachment of the white people.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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