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In 2018, Dublin-born Roberto Lopes, whose father is from Cape Verde, received a message from the country's manager Rui Aguas via LinkedIn, enquiring whether he would be interested in playing for the national team.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

“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

"The decision of who to let to is entirely with the landlord. We also do not prevent tenants from enquiring about any property," he said.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2023

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

Darcy, after enquiring of her how Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner did, a question which she could not answer without confusion, said scarcely anything.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen



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