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inquire

[in-kwahyuhr] / ɪnˈkwaɪər /


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After ProPublica shared the findings of its investigation and the names of veterans who would appear in it, the agency reached out to several to inquire about their care and offer help.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

There are three documents Brooks suggest you inquire about:

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Sir Keir dismissed the suggestion he should have done more to inquire about the outcome of Lord Mandelson's vetting process.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2026

Elsie, after weeks of conversational lulls, started using the phone daily to coordinate French braids with soccer teammates and inquire about practice times.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

“The same day Carl Heine came to see you to inquire about the sale of your land?”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

He did not immediately respond to additional inquires about Weinstein’s condition.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

She said she hadn’t been able to move out of her shelter in Brooklyn, in large part because she gets turned down by landlords scrutinizing her salary when she inquires about apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

“Are these the last days?” a village priest inquires.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

Melania inquires about what Macron has done to curb bullying and anxiety among French youth.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2026

Whenever Maria Isabel sets off on an errand, one of Enrique’s aunts steps outside and inquires across the street, “Adonde vas? Where are you off to?”

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Clubs in the Premier League and overseas have inquired about Rashford and will surely continue to do so until the transfer window closes on 1 September.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

He invited me onto a boom lift to photograph the site from above and inquired if I knew who had made Pinky, which he’d removed just days prior.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Moolenaar’s committee only issued its press release about the trip after I inquired.

From Salon May 29, 2026

When he inquired about filing a complaint, a Vivos employee warned him off, Streeter testified in court.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

I inquired, “Is it not surprising, sir, that despite its long continuance and your constant intimacy with it, you can smell it still?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

His constant filming, and his inquiring questions, aroused suspicions.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Inman-Grant said her agency had begun inquiring what Telegram was doing to combat terrorist and extremist material in March 2024, and had endured "five very difficult months of unresponsiveness".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

The confusion began when the State Department reached out to Couric, wondering why fellow correspondent Scott Pelley’s team was inquiring about Clinton.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The seller, from Western Colorado, was happy to oblige my “provenance” question, as if I were inquiring about an antique Cartier watch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

He turned and looked all about as if he sought something that were lost or hidden, then rested his gaze on me with an inquiring look.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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