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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone answer" is not correct in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to convey the idea of a singular or exclusive response, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "The alone answer to the problem was not satisfactory."
Alternatives: "sole answer" or "only response".
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"These are questions no one wants to be asked, let alone answer," Citroen says.
Without an extensive database of clinical trials, these questions are difficult to ask, let alone answer.
I'd not see, let alone answer, any mail, and would not go near the phone.
It was never remotely likely that Benedict would be able to understand those questions, let alone answer them.
Moreover there are some questions that scientists still do not know how to ask, let alone answer, scientifically.
Testing was anything but easy, due in no small part to the fact that the subjects could barely sit up, let alone answer questions.
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But the fundamental legal questions have not even been asked, let alone answered.
I went to St. Martin's" — he said it as if that alone answered the question.
There are huge new questions Labour isn't even currently asking, let alone answering.
These questions are of constitutional importance, but none of them has been asked, let alone answered.
While Congress fritters away its time, none of these questions has been asked, let alone answered.
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