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Byrne has been answering that question ever since.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

“This is devastating,” said Sharon Williams, another neighbor who had called child welfare and has been answering her granddaughter’s haunting questions since her playmate died: “She asked, ‘Did Zoey go to heaven?’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

The climate desk at The Times has been answering reader questions.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

Due to “chronic understaffing and high call volume,” she said, the IRS has been answering fewer than two out of 10 phone calls.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2022

"Mr. Brooks has been answering some of my questions about the poor people," Sybil answered, "and it is not an amusing subject."

From A Prince of Sinners by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)