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as in challenged
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18
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as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?
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as in doubted
to have no trust or confidence in
it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy
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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest
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as in examined
to put a series of questions to
the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him
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Recent Examples of questioned
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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Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tangipa also questioned how districts would verify eligibility while protecting employee privacy.
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June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
However, the department faced criticism from some lawmakers who questioned whether the department has violated the act by withholding some materials and missing the deadline to release the files.
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James Hill,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Some have questioned the accuracy of Climate TRACE's vehicle emissions data, which the organization disputes.
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Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
OpenAI executives appeared in keynote conversations, panels were questioned about AI, and chats over ice coffee or wine mentioned planned AI IPOs.
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Unanswered questions Rice, Bourne and Zuppo all questioned why other CMS surplus properties, especially those with more land, were not chosen for this project.
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Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.
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Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
This has now been questioned, with the attorney assigned to handle the foreclosure questioning the validity of the judgment.
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Adam England,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Tangipa also questioned how districts would verify eligibility while protecting employee privacy.
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June 24,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
However, the department faced criticism from some lawmakers who questioned whether the department has violated the act by withholding some materials and missing the deadline to release the files.
—
James Hill,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Some have questioned the accuracy of Climate TRACE's vehicle emissions data, which the organization disputes.
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Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
OpenAI executives appeared in keynote conversations, panels were questioned about AI, and chats over ice coffee or wine mentioned planned AI IPOs.
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Unanswered questions Rice, Bourne and Zuppo all questioned why other CMS surplus properties, especially those with more land, were not chosen for this project.
—
Laura Horne,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026
Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.
—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
This has now been questioned, with the attorney assigned to handle the foreclosure questioning the validity of the judgment.
—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questioned
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Jan Paul van Hecke of the Netherlands has been involved in two scraps already, the latest when he was hit while going for a header and crumbled, perhaps exaggerating a tad, after Morocco's Azzedine Ounahi challenged the header, as well.
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Eight groups challenged the department’s definition in court, representing nurse practitioners, therapists, speech language pathologists and more.
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Last week began in a slump as investors pondered whether memory chip maker Micron would show sustained demand in its earnings report.
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Plunkett, with the Norman Rockwell Museum, pondered whether Americans viewing the painting today would find a familiar feeling.
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Following an introduction by rap icon Ice Cube and a video contextualizing Hill’s nomination for the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award (as if anyone in the audience doubted her influence), a knockout lineup took the stage.
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Dansby Swanson never doubted himself.
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When King asked if the unnamed celebrity was the one, Brown didn't hesitate.
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Anyone with more is asked to contact LASD's Homicide Bureau investigators at 323-890-5500.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office, the nonpartisan fiscal advisor for lawmakers, recently examined the increase in state spending since 2019-20, Newsom’s first full year in office.
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The study examined how concentrated each category is by measuring the share of top 10 mentions held by the top 3 brands.
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During the news conference, Crump, who has disputed the claims, showed a photograph of the vehicle with a shattered passenger side window and a bullet hole in the front windshield.
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The company disputed the vulnerability's severity, while the government's position softened amid industry criticism and fears of Chinese competitors gaining an advantage.
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Hall went north alone again in the spring of 1776 as Georgia’s patriot government, which had removed the royal governor in January and taken control of the colony, debated the priorities the colony would pursue at the Congress.
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In Egypt, certain pharaohs seemed, for reasons still debated, to tilt their own representations from the ideal to the natural.
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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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