as in asked
to put a question or questions to
casually inquired of the neighbors the identity of the house's previous owner
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Place, a foreman and driver for Camelback Moving, asked the guard what was happening.—
Sydney Page The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Questions about the weather’s impact on philological practice, Most thought, could be asked of ancient Greece as well.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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The legal basis for keeping the suspension in place is itself now being questioned, and new court challenges are anticipated.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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During Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Kaplan questioned McCarty’s plan to expand homelessness services as the city grappled with a $66 million budget deficit.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Abdelrahman says he was once interrogated by RSF fighters, while several of his colleagues have been robbed at knifepoint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Inquired (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquired%20%28of%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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