queried

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When mortgage broker Market Financial Solutions collapsed in February, investors scoured court filings and queried lenders to see who took the hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The information is stored in a database that can be queried by U.S. spooks and often goes into the President’s daily intelligence briefing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

On social media, commentators have pointed out the cost of cemetery plots and queried how the new law will be regulated.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Fed did not comment on the issue when queried by AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“You mean it adapted itself to the fly swatter?” queried Phineas.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles