in answer

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: as a response or answer
In answer to your request we are sending a catalog.

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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 Amazingly enough, some people use more words in answer questions than do others. George Bradt, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Investment has been pouring in since the early 2000s, in answer to the howling demand for raw materials from China’s growing economy. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024 The meteor was first spotted over Midtown Manhattan and traveled west over New Jersey at 41,000 mph, the space agency said Wednesday in answer to numerous sightings around the area. Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in answer 

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