You need to answer a given question containing a blank (_). Your answer must be one of the two objects mentioned in the question, for example "trophy" and "suitcase". Your answer must not contain a word that is not present in the question. Please don't use articles (e.g., the, a) before the answer.

Q: Jason hired his coworker to paint the house instead of hiring a painting company, because the _ will do it for more money.

A: painting company
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Q: I could not make the study in time after the meeting since the _ was happening later.

A: meeting
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Q: The professor preferred to teach with the books instead of the computers, because the _ were up to date.

A:
books
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