respondent
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"Indeed, our submission is that for this offending the respondent should be sentenced to life without parole," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The lunch guests had been good to the respondent and her children over many years," prosecutors said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I’ve never questioned my longevity until recently. I never thought about my store not being a store,” said one respondent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
“We are outpricing ourselves and people have to choose feeding themselves/their family vs. taking their pet to the vet,” one respondent said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
On Michaelmas day, 1595, the trial opened before five judges: the appellant and the respondent appeared at the appointed place, and an ancient gentleman was intrusted with “the golden pen.”
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Isaac Disraeli
A China Youth Daily survey released this year found that 77.3% of 1,334 young respondents had rented something instead of buying it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Both were cited by about 39 percent of respondents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Pollsters typically weigh the responses they receive — sometimes amplifying the voices of respondents from a particular ethnic group, for example — to ensure that the results are representative of the population they are surveying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
A Transport for London survey of 1,000 people last year found 70% of respondents found loud music and phone calls without headphones a nuisance.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the summer of 2006, poll respondents filling out open-ended questionnaires were naming him as a presidential possibility, though Hillary Clinton was decidedly the number one pick.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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