inquisition
Example Sentences
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England will face an inquisition when they get home with coach Brendon McCullum's job in the spotlight.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
In March 2020, COVID-19 caused the indefinite postponement of the state’s second inquisition.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025
Horner's PR minder let the inquisition continue by and large.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024
For example, there’s Pirate Day, when campers learn about Jews who were expelled to the Caribbean during the Spanish inquisition and found livelihoods as pirates.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
But anyone who fell afoul of them was still put through the ordeal of inquisition as a traitor.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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