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as in to interrogate
to put a question or questions to my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu

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as in to charge
to set or receive as a price they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock

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as in to invite
to request the presence or participation of a fixture on the party circuit, that couple is always asking people over for dinner

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Take his time at Google for example, where Larry Page and the executive team once asked him to make the internet faster. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025 Reddick was asked to lower their ages because of the success of Scream and the other recent teen slashers. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2025 Soon enough, Plum himself was asked to weigh in on the life of a 21-year-old woman. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025 Trains to and from the airport were also halted and police asked the public to refrain from arriving in the area. Tamar Michaelis, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for ask

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“Ask.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ask. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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