enquire
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After the defence ministry published a statement on the matter, "dozens" of other groups contacted the authorities to enquire about the scheme, Myronenko said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
He was among five independent UN rights experts who sent a communication to the Indian government in 2024 to enquire about Nijjar's assassination.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
However, it is understood Farrell reached out to Borthwick in the week following the Six Nations to enquire about Wigglesworth's availability.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
"Following the no confidence motion, the IMF stands ready to engage with the Pakistan government and enquire about its policy plans," IMF's Resident Representative Esther Perez Ruiz told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2022
“Very good," she said, “I thought it better to enquire from you personally to save any misunderstanding."
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Sources with knowledge of the situation have told BBC Sport that five clubs have enquired about the 25-year-old, to varying degrees, before the January transfer window.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
And he said he had enquired after the well-being of the two officers involved during police interview.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
"We were told it was for the US deportees after we enquired," he said, adding the ministry had been kept in the dark throughout the process.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
At least six top clubs have enquired about Kudus in recent weeks but well-placed sources told BBC Sport the 24-year-old had prioritised a move to Spurs.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
“What is today, Mary Poppins?” he enquired, pushing the bedclothes away from him.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
In 2018, Dublin-born Roberto Lopes, whose father is from Cape Verde, received a message from the country's manager Rui Aguas via LinkedIn, enquiring whether he would be interested in playing for the national team.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“He was constantly enquiring; some things he was pretty sure of, but much was in a state of enquiry,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Sources told BBC Sport that Kudus had prioritised a move to north London despite at least six top clubs enquiring about him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2025
Housing charity Shelter said the full scale of the issue was not clear, because it was only after enquiring about a property than prospective tenants were told they were not welcome.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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