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Recent Examples of inquire
No explanation was given for the withdrawal, and her attorney, Tony Buzbee, declined to comment on the matter when Newsweek inquired.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The latest: Axios inquired, but the governor's office did not have new details about its plan Tuesday.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Chamberlin is bullish on the Australian consumer — 4,000 of them inquired about the brand to him directly in the past year — and he was attracted to Mecca’s philosophy on brick-and-mortar.
—James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2025
The latest: Axios inquired, but the governor's office did not have new details about its plan Tuesday.
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
Chamberlin is bullish on the Australian consumer — 4,000 of them inquired about the brand to him directly in the past year — and he was attracted to Mecca’s philosophy on brick-and-mortar.
—James Manso, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquire
Verb
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Important questions to ask include but are not limited to: Who made the list?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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School board member Roberto Alonso also spoke at the February meeting and aligned himself with Gallon, asking the school district to provide a memo related to how BusPatrol revenue is being spent.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Breast biopsy: Your provider may take a tissue sample to examine the cells under a microscope.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
27 Feb. 2025
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According to a probable-cause affidavit obtained by NJ.com, troopers performing a load securement check asked to examine how the tractor-trailer’s doors were sealed.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Disillusioned with subjective, surface-level modes of art-making, Gaines began to question his purpose.—
Meka Boyle,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
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Offering those options has not been easy in the traditional era of distribution deals, but the rates of cord-cutting have made both programmers and operators more willing to question the usual assumptions.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Inquire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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