as in responding
to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction
when told she couldn't have it, she retorted, "Fine, I didn't want it anyway!"
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Police officers responding to Leslie Martin’s call and separate reports of a break-in found Doug Martin hiding in a neighbor’s home.
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The trail that led to the record haul began in the state of Queensland, when local police officers responding to reports of a truck fire found 40 kilograms of cocaine floating in the sea near a boat ramp.
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When in doubt, contact the Settlement Administrator through the official settlement website rather than replying to an email that showed up in your inbox.
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Like, no other CEOs are just posting at anon accounts and, like, retweeting them and replying to them and posting just a wide array of things.
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In my view, an especially helpful approach to answering such questions is to revisit the towering but neglected influence of the French philosopher Montesquieu on the founding of this country.
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In practice, this means deliberately re-engaging in small, concrete activities, such as a short walk, a shower or answering one message, specifically because those actions are small enough to complete even at low motivation.
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Air exposure caused the concrete to form the mineral calcite by reacting with carbon dioxide.
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Algeria’s Jaouen Hadjam reacting after the loss to Switzerland.
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“Retorting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retorting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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