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[an-ser, ahn-] / ˈæn sər, ˈɑn- /






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It’s so hard to come up with an answer that many can’t do it immediately.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

A Long March 12 rocket this week delivered nine satellites for the Guowang megaconstellation — China’s answer to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite-internet service.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

The answer revealed a lot more than just “Japanese craftsmanship.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The obvious question he did not answer was this: What did he need us little people for?

From Slate Sep. 20, 2026

Arlo and my aunt have questions that I can’t answer.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

The answers aren’t at all simple, and Mungiu has no intention of making them so, much less revealing the whole truth behind the film’s central doubts.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

“Anything that’s missing, or any delay in answers — that’s a red flag,” Lester added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

The energy levels were low, the booing was loud and the feeling of a side with no answers was unmissable.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

All these questions elude easy answers, although that won’t stop lawmakers from trying.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

We’re heading to London to find answers, but as the train rattles farther and farther from Bletchley, a dark realization settles over me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

This week, Quentin Fottrell — The Moneyist — answered questions from a 55-year-old woman who is planning ahead.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Connally, accustomed to being the local “crazy leftist” on many issues, noticed that opposing Flock suddenly got his emails answered by council members.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

For the rest of the interview, she mostly looked to the floor while Sue and Lynn answered questions.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

“The team has answered the call over the first four weeks,” Harris said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Like Mary Redfield, they came anticipating a bit of nighttime fun, until the raps correctly answered personal questions about family members, living and dead.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But he said he wouldn’t trust the VA to conduct that process because of its failure to disclose that many veterans answering a survey expressed interest in a hotel.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Part of that self-regulation relates to where Anthropic will invest its talent and computing power when it’s public, since it will have to focus on profitability and answering to more shareholders.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Wartsila said client confidentiality prevented it answering questions on why fail-safe monitoring equipment was not fitted on Glen Sannox, or who had access to its service notices.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

OpenAI said its work showed that these equations can break down over time, answering the question as set out by the Millennium Prize.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Mutti paid them no attention, but just walked on without answering, without even looking back.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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