ask

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Checkout sites from a fraudulent website will often ask for payment in the form of cryptocurrency, peer-to-peer payment systems or cash apps.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s OK to ask, “What are you hoping to achieve?”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Still, investors, in situations like this, tend to sell first and ask questions later.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Our clients don’t ask, ‘Are you working on my project from 8 to 5?’ ” says Munro, who manages a team of five full-time employees and about 22 freelancers scattered across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Neither the horseman nor anyone else dared to ask.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios