inquires

verb

present tense third-person singular of inquire
as in asks

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  1. asks
  2. questions
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  • The chief executive asks sharper questions, and everyone in the room tends to follow.
    — Kai-Fu Lee, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The operator asks whether the shooter is firing and Giamanco says yes.
    — Martha Bellisle, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
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  • The case questions whether religious schools can refuse admission to children of gay and trans parents, which would violate a state law against discrimination.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Michael Wara, a research scholar at Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment, questions whether or not the idea would be able to make it through the Legislature.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
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