asking

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Or is that asking the wrong question entirely?

From Slate • May 17, 2026

The FBI director was also on the Hill this week for a budget hearing and, in an unorthodox strategy for a setting where you’re asking Congress for money, was eager to fight.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

Matthews says that asking women questions about their menstrual cycle should help doctors and patients pick up on patterns and understand if their mental health is connected to their cycle.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

I don’t know the details of each case, but I do know that we are a nation at war asking enormous sacrifices of our service members.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

If there was one thing I was sure of, it was that there was no point asking what she was writing about.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler