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The Conservatives did not respond to requests to comment on Estonia's rejection of a prison rental deal with the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The congressional letter gives the VA until Aug. 14 to respond.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Buc-ee’s didn’t immediately respond to my request for comment, but said in a statement last Friday that it sued only after the owner of Beaver’s Mini-Mart filed for a trademark in Ohio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Myles S. Breiner, one of the attorneys for Storer, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Jack started to respond, then noticed that green mist was trickling out of the same crack that Merriweather had just escaped from.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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When asked if she would take a magic pill that removed her Tourette's, Cole responds with a firm "no".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
By precisely adjusting the size, shape, and spacing of those structures, the researchers gained control over how the material responds to light.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Welch responds to the then-new phenomenon of online music piracy with practical concerns.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Since the patients can’t tell you what’s wrong, it becomes a long process of ruling out diagnoses one by one, while providing supportive care and watching how the animal responds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
“She doesn’t like many people. She only responds when someone is nítido.”
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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“This is flat out a lie,” responded Kalshi’s co-founder and operating chief, Luana Lopes Lara, less than a half-hour later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Two hours later, Maui police officers responded to reports of an unresponsive male at the Sands of Kahana, a condominium resort at 4299 Lower Honoapi’ilani Road in Lahaina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Whatever was going on, nobody responded to Alcaraz’s desperate pleas for help and the shouts of the other inmates.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
A spokesperson for the federal army has not yet responded to AFP's request for comment regarding the accusation.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Sensing that Adams was in mid-explosion, Jefferson responded at length.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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He was responding to a question about whether the cost of living in Cambridge, one of the most expensive places to live outside London, put off some potential new signings.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Constitution is a “liberty document,” and he was responding to a view of the Constitution that saw it as written by powerful men to embody a theory of power and mastery.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
So it’s no surprise that the movement is responding to their current stress with fantasies about bringing back the glory days.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
McDonald’s is responding to declining U.S. traffic, bringing in a new U.S. president to implement a turnaround strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
At first, Ifemelu disliked Morgan, responding to what she thought was Morgan s own disturbingly full-grown dislike.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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