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asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


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We emailed back, asking for clarity and noting we had already uploaded the inspection reports.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

They are also asking for any photos or videos taken in and around the Menai Straits shoreline in Siliwen within the same time frame to be uploaded to the force's major incident public portal.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Average rents in Spain have almost doubled over the past decade, while asking prices for homes have risen by about 90 percent, according to real estate website Idealista.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

He greeted her by asking if she intended to shoot him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Because that is what we are asking of you now, what these communications mean. These communications are life and death.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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