ask

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Two Greek shipowners who had vessels pass through in recent days said they are being contacted by clients to ask if they can get their cargoes through in the same way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

“My sister and I introduced him to Jockstrap,” Grohl chuckles when I ask what bands she introduced her dad to during those rides.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

"I was instructed to go and ask for £3," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Galaxy Corporation, the entertainment company behind the display, said it was meant to ask: "How can humans and robots coexist?"

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Again and again throughout that second day she had to ask the impatient woman monitor at the head of our row for permission to go to the ditch that served as sanitary facility.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom