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This is what the inquiring mind of Hideki Kuriyama, Shohei Ohtani’s former manager, wanted to know.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

He also praised her for having an “open, inquiring mind and the confidence to change even her strongest opinions in the face of contrary evidence.”

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2024

Hodgson's playing career was effectively a non-league affair but the inquiring mind of a man who enjoyed reading the works of Milan Kundera, John Updike and Philip Roth was always destined for coaching and management.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

A boy with such a bright, inquiring mind must have seemed like an ideal recruit, and his family was known to Hamas leaders.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

Above all, it didn’t answer any of the questions that the illustration stirred up in a normal inquiring mind: How did we end up with a Sun in the middle of our planet?

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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