inquire
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Regulators often inquire about internal controls on information and have penalized banks when they have found lapses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
One recent morning, a client from Florida called Hubbard to inquire about a bomb shelter for 10 people.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
So, it’s not clear what teachers have the right to say to parents who don’t inquire about the issue, legal experts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
“I wished to inquire after you—I didn’t see you at dinner.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
It encourages home sellers to share their listings first with Compass agents, their clients and anyone who inquires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Melania inquires about what Macron has done to curb bullying and anxiety among French youth.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Dame Louise Casey said she wanted the inquiry to be completed within three years - a relatively short period for inquires of this nature - but the government has not agreed to a final timeline.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
County Sheriff’s Department did not respond to multiple inquires about Darjean’s case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
She inquires at the desk but they claim they have no such person listed as a guest.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Moolenaar’s committee only issued its press release about the trip after I inquired.
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
During production, his mother inquired about the film’s content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
We inquired today about whether it was included in our maintenance fees.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
The European Commission inquired about the current allegations in a letter on February 19.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
A Russian colonel, holding up his pack of cigarettes, inquired of Farmer if America was a democracy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
He called the county registrar-recorder inquiring about the status of his mail-in ballot, he said, but the election staff didn’t see him listed as a registered voter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"We get tons of people inquiring about stories, and normally we kind of fob them off a bit," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
I never steered inquiring family and friends away from Spirit unless it was an event they couldn’t miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Would detectives be limited to inquiring about specific customers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
I’d received another letter from him inquiring after word about the Plant, and then yet another before I’d had a chance to answer the previous one, and it was all getting annoying.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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