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Both submitted contract proposals in answer to an ICE request to expand detention capacity.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
What was the secret to inventing letters from her in answer to actual ones written by the prime minister?
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Those resolutions, according to lawmakers, came in response to de la Torre’s failure to appear in answer to a congressional subpoena.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2024
The one noteworthy comment Kafka made, as an appeal to his personal ability, was in answer to a question about what he’s learned from watching Daboll call plays.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 29 Jan. 2025
What was the secret to inventing letters from her in answer to actual ones written by the prime minister?
—New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Those resolutions, according to lawmakers, came in response to de la Torre’s failure to appear in answer to a congressional subpoena.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 30 Sep. 2024
The one noteworthy comment Kafka made, as an appeal to his personal ability, was in answer to a question about what he’s learned from watching Daboll call plays.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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“In answer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20answer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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