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inquiry

[in-kwahyuhr-ee, in-kwuh-ree] / ɪnˈkwaɪər i, ˈɪn kwə ri /


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The couple, from Luton, have now given evidence to the Amos Inquiry, a national review of maternity care, in the hope it drives improvement so that other families do not share their experience.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Appeared in the May 5, 2026, print edition as 'Morgan Stanley Faces Inquiry For Junior Team in Hungary'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In 2010 the Saville Inquiry into the shootings found that none of the casualties were posing a threat or doing anything that would justify their shooting.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

On Monday at the Nottingham Inquiry, mental health nurse Busayo Ajewole admitted her notes were at times lacking information, copied and pasted and fundamentally wrong.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Inquiry was made into the origin of the scourge, and by degrees various facts came out which excited public indignation in a high degree.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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