enquire
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After the defence ministry published a statement on the matter, "dozens" of other groups contacted the authorities to enquire about the scheme, Myronenko said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
He was among five independent UN rights experts who sent a communication to the Indian government in 2024 to enquire about Nijjar's assassination.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
She says his visits as a customer became more regular and he started to enquire about her personal life and career history, before offering a meeting about a potential job with him.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
The lobbying efforts were to enquire about direct funding, incentives and grants related to site selection, development and construction of a new battery processing facility in the province of Quebec, according to public documents.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
The officer was the very Mr. Denny concerning whose return from London Lydia came to enquire, and he bowed as they passed.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Sources with knowledge of the situation have told BBC Sport that five clubs have enquired about the 25-year-old, to varying degrees, before the January transfer window.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025
"We were told it was for the US deportees after we enquired," he said, adding the ministry had been kept in the dark throughout the process.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
However, one fan enquired as to whether she could have the kit herself.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
At least six top clubs have enquired about Kudus in recent weeks but well-placed sources told BBC Sport the 24-year-old had prioritised a move to Spurs.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025
Turning towards him, “What were you playing this afternoon?” the girl on his left enquired.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
“He was constantly enquiring; some things he was pretty sure of, but much was in a state of enquiry,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
She had had two visits from social services enquiring about the whereabouts of the pair and felt the council, as a landlord, had a responsibility to them.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
Officers obtained recordings of Beard's phone calls to HMPO, in which he can be heard enquiring about passport applications under different names.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
The business has also seen a more than five-fold increase in people enquiring about vacancies.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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