asking

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Over the weekend, the Nigerian American author posted a video on TikTok addressing fans who have been asking her the same question, “Why don’t you post about the adaptation of your first film adaptation anymore?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

“Every day, the Civil Defense receives dozens of calls from families asking whether we can search beneath the ruins of their homes for loved ones,” Al-Basal said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

In a court filing Tuesday asking the judge to hold off from distributing the funds, Trump’s lawyers said they had asked the Supreme Court to reconsider their petition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

The Duboce Triangle flat, for the record, and according to its listing agent, sold for $3.2m – $200,000 over the asking price.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

This time his voice falters on the question, which has come perilously close to asking whether there’s something I want to talk about, which of course, neither of us has ever asked before.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse