1
as in questioned
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of queried
The poll took place between June 5 and June 8 and queried 1,642 Maine residents online.
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Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Federal Reserve has since formally queried major banks about their private credit exposure.
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Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
For its last week, guests turned the tables and queried Colbert.
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Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
Four months later, the chatbot was queried about stabbing tactics by a Finnish teenager who carried out a stabbing attack at his school, according to the lawsuits.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Why weren’t the gubernatorial candidates queried on that?
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John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
Two senior administration officials told us that the vice president has queried the accuracy of the information the Pentagon has provided about the war.
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Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Per the Times, agents interviewed Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, queried databases about Williamson and recommended moving forward on the investigation.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen scientists, meteorologists and disaster experts queried by The Associated Press put the March heat wave in a kind of ultra-extreme classification with such events as the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave, the 2022 Pakistan floods and killer hurricanes Helene, Harvey and Sandy.
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Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
The Federal Reserve has since formally queried major banks about their private credit exposure.
—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
For its last week, guests turned the tables and queried Colbert.
—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
Four months later, the chatbot was queried about stabbing tactics by a Finnish teenager who carried out a stabbing attack at his school, according to the lawsuits.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
Why weren’t the gubernatorial candidates queried on that?
—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
Two senior administration officials told us that the vice president has queried the accuracy of the information the Pentagon has provided about the war.
—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Per the Times, agents interviewed Patel’s girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, queried databases about Williamson and recommended moving forward on the investigation.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
More than a dozen scientists, meteorologists and disaster experts queried by The Associated Press put the March heat wave in a kind of ultra-extreme classification with such events as the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave, the 2022 Pakistan floods and killer hurricanes Helene, Harvey and Sandy.
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Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queried
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Riff questioned Hochman on Thursday about what legal grounds a judge had to halt a payout that the five county supervisors wanted to move forward despite the fraud allegations that first came to light in October.
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Tangipa also questioned how districts would verify eligibility while protecting employee privacy.
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As far as the use of the district car and driver, Carvalho is willing to reimburse the district for these costs if asked to do so, the spokesperson said.
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Rosa, a mother of three who asked CNN to not use her surname, said her 48-year-old husband travelled to Russia with several other Peruvian men, hoping to obtain jobs as security guards.
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Information still needs to be interrogated, narratives stress-tested and probabilities translated into exposure limits.
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While Europeans at Ellis Island did face medical inspections and some were even detained, Asians and Pacific Islanders at Angel Island were especially not welcomed; because of anti-Chinese exclusion laws, they instead were inspected, interrogated and detained in prison-like conditions.
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Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came out of the net to go for the ball, as a Ecuadorian player challenged the net.
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Competitors are challenged to inspect damaged vehicles, identify structural and cosmetic damage, develop repair plans, prepare computerized repair estimates and evaluate total-loss scenarios using industry standards, the release said.
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Daniel also quizzed Saulter on his personal relationship with Garcia’s family, but the exchange was disregarded after an objection from prosecutors.
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During what must have been a slow news day Monday, the sports writers at USA Today quizzed Microsoft’s Copilot on the day’s World Cup matches.
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In addition to the autopsy, Burris said Martin’s brain was immediately sent to be examined posthumously for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which can affect regions of the brain involved with regulating behavior and emotions and is linked to contact sports such as football.
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Link to earlier discovery The new findings come less than a year after Perseverance examined a rock called Cheyava Falls, which scientists described as one of the most intriguing samples collected on Mars.
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