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asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


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“We’re all asking all these questions, and we’re not getting the right answers or any answers. We’re just being danced around with the answers,” said Muñoz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Politely,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said, “I’ll say that when you’re asking today’s pitchers to field their position, that’s a lot for them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The footage was pored over by Naicker's team of commentators, while his phone was "WhatsApping off the hook" with messages from around the world, asking him to show it again and again.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Its staff are asking big banks how they value the private-credit loans on their books.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Caesar holds out a silver dollar, asking softly, “Private, would you kindly watch my horse and wagon?”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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