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  • noun Plural form of nonanswer.

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Examples

  • For those of us with better memories, the MF Global team's nonanswers sound familiar.

    Why Jon Corzine Is as Lost as He Seems David Weidner 2011

  • It's certainly possible that Democrats are bashing their heads against that wall to try to force GOP senators to engage in open debate on the financial regulatory bill, and that the strategy could pay off, particularly with Goldman Sachs execs offering answers (or nonanswers) in a high-profile Senate investigative panel hearing yesterday.

    Financial Reform Cloture Votes: When Losing Is Good Politics Patrick Enright 2010

  • It's certainly possible that Democrats are bashing their heads against that wall to try to force GOP senators to engage in open debate on the financial regulatory bill, and that the strategy could pay off, particularly with Goldman Sachs execs offering answers (or nonanswers) in a high-profile Senate investigative panel hearing yesterday.

    Financial Reform Cloture Votes: When Losing Is Good Politics Patrick Enright 2010

  • Email questions of interest to the leaders or ministers and shadow ministers as appropriate and then publish all answers and nonanswers.

    UPDATED: The torture files: The leaders speak! - Inside the Queensway - Macleans.ca 2009

  • Mr. Tedisco hesitated, giving rambling nonanswers as to whether he would have backed it.

    New York Has a Referendum on Obama 2009

  • To be fair, both the questions and the answers were for the most part poor my comment was more about Quesada's nonanswers.

    One More One More Day Go-Around | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

  • While Democrats heard nonanswers, superfluous segues and cartoon words -- extra credit -- Republicans heard God,

    UNCoRRELATED 2008

  • We don't want to ram this father-son comparison into the ground, but whom do those nonanswers remind you of?

    The Kid's All Right 2008

  • The scene was immensely more appealing than the overly scripted televised “debates” that feature sleep-inducing nonanswers from an army of candidates browbeaten by moderators wielding stopwatches.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • So when the 61-year-old Mr. Lord found himself stuck giving nonanswers on last week's conference call, he may have snapped.

    SLM Chief's Comments 2007

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