inquiry

Example Sentences

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Yet it was precisely this world—hierarchical, steeped in pageantry, encouraging of free inquiry and progress—that produced the Industrial Revolution and the republican structure of government that took root in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

At Holyrood, SNP ministers have to decide whether or not to order a further inquiry into grooming gangs.

From BBC

The Education Ministry lodged a formal complaint with police and launched an internal inquiry to establish how the blunder took place.

From Barron's

The steel remained impounded pending clarification, it said, and Finnish Customs has opened a preliminary inquiry "with a view to launching a pre-trial investigation into a potential sanctions violation."

From Barron's

He did not respond to an inquiry from The Times.

From Los Angeles Times