inquiry
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When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2016, I started getting at least one inquiry a week from friends and acquaintances who were also expecting.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dodgers president Stan Kasten says the team is not going to be sold amid financial difficulties of majority owner Mark Walter’s companies and a federal inquiry into his insurance empire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
A U.K. parliamentary inquiry concluded that the government mis-sold loans to students for over a decade by understating their eventual costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Monday's vigil came as more than 90,000 people signed a Good Law Project petition seeking an inquiry into media coverage of Arday.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jo lay long awake that night, and was just dropping off when the sound of a stifled sob made her fly to Beth’s bedside, with the anxious inquiry, “What is it, dear?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Paul’s office sent the report to the vice president late Tuesday, according to people familiar with the process, following repeated inquiries from The Wall Street Journal about its status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
U.S. prosecutors have no mandate to respond to Mexican inquiries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Spokespersons for all three did not respond to inquiries from the Tribune.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Police Scotland said the 44-year-old male driver of the car was arrested in connection with the incident and inquiries are ongoing.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
It would bring the name of Baggins to their minds, especially if there had been inquiries in Bree after that name.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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