inquire (of)

as in to ask
to put a question or questions to casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner

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Verb
  • Ahead of Kirk's visit to Utah Valley University, some students started an online petition asking university administrators to stop him from coming.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • When asked by a reporter for more details about how Trump planned to ban mail-in ballots, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the administration planned to work with Republicans on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures.
    Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • However, local authorities later said the individual had been questioned and released.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Republican and Democratic lawmakers questioned the tactics after the earlier strike.
    George Petras, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Both sides have also carried out arbitrary detentions, with SAF interrogating and beating dozens of Christians in 2024 and 2025.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In the hours after the shooting, authorities detained two people, including one interrogated by law enforcement.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Inquire (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquire%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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