as in explores
to search through or into
the principal inquired into the possibility of holding graduation at a larger hall
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Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Cheri Radke’s cozy fantasy debut explores impostor syndrome by way of an unusual succession crisis on the Isle of Summer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ben Schiffrin, a former attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which investigates insider trading in stocks, told me.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Their study examines the benefits and drawbacks of social and digital media use across the lifespan.—
Crista Marchesseault,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Inquires (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquires%20%28into%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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