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as in doubts
a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something
readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir
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as in requests
an act or instance of asking for information
please respond to my query at your earliest convenience
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as in questions
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in asks
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogates
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of queries
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
In our case, the model writes the queries, the queries run inside our environment on the brand's own data and the results never leave the brand's perimeter.
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Aneesh Reddy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Fable 5 is prevented from responding to certain types of queries, including those related to cybersecurity and biology.
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Josh Wingrove,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Except for a mention in a blogpost and scant information, private AI companies aren't transparent about the energy and water costs of queries, said Luccioni and other experts who have tried to calculate those costs.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The Herald sent questions to the email listed on Dialog’s website and to a spokesperson for the Thiel Foundation — which typically handles press queries related to Thiel — but did not receive any response.
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Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The company claims its models can match or outperform frontier labs using up to 100 times fewer tokens, which are the currency for running AI queries.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Kiss program director Michael Saunders, who came to the station in 2024, also did not answer queries about the changes.
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Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
Al Khatib expects queries and new productions to resume when the fighting ends, but notes that the situation remains complicated.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
12 June 2026
An agent that autonomously queries cameras and compiles reports sounds efficient, but if the underlying detectors produce false positives, the agent only amplifies errors at scale.
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Calvin Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics.
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Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them.
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IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
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Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Google also might mix different types of search queries together to hide connections to a sensitive topic.
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Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2026
In our case, the model writes the queries, the queries run inside our environment on the brand's own data and the results never leave the brand's perimeter.
—
Aneesh Reddy,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Fable 5 is prevented from responding to certain types of queries, including those related to cybersecurity and biology.
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Josh Wingrove,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Except for a mention in a blogpost and scant information, private AI companies aren't transparent about the energy and water costs of queries, said Luccioni and other experts who have tried to calculate those costs.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
The Herald sent questions to the email listed on Dialog’s website and to a spokesperson for the Thiel Foundation — which typically handles press queries related to Thiel — but did not receive any response.
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Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
The company claims its models can match or outperform frontier labs using up to 100 times fewer tokens, which are the currency for running AI queries.
—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
Kiss program director Michael Saunders, who came to the station in 2024, also did not answer queries about the changes.
—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
Al Khatib expects queries and new productions to resume when the fighting ends, but notes that the situation remains complicated.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 June 2026
Verb
Fin’s primary offering is an AI agent capable of resolving chat, email, WhatsApp, text message, phone, and Slack queries, Salesforce said.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
And federal law enforcement regularly queries the FISA database for Americans' information and reviews their content.
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Eric McDaniel,
NPR,
12 June 2026
An agent that autonomously queries cameras and compiles reports sounds efficient, but if the underlying detectors produce false positives, the agent only amplifies errors at scale.
—
Calvin Yadav,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Flay frequently answers fans’ queries about his Food Network series on social media, addressing a wide variety of topics.
—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
One such template application involves encrypted semantic search, which queries databases or datasets and returns relevant results based on the context or meaning of the search terms rather than keywords that match them.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Search had a strong quarter with AI experiences driving usage, queries at an all time high, and 19% revenue growth.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
Simon Properties, which operates many of South Florida’s most popular malls including Dadeland, Sawgrass Mills, The Falls, Brickell City Centre and Miami International Mall didn’t respond to several Miami Herald queries about its gun policy.
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Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
With topics ranging from triple-captain dilemmas to dark-horse midfielders and how the new Defensive Contributions (DC) rule works, here are Abdul’s answers to some of the standout queries.
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Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queries
Noun
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The inconsistency in messaging raises further doubts that negotiators can meet their 60-day deadline after the two sides traded attacks over the weekend, straining their already fragile ceasefire.
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Harry Kane is reportedly reconsidering his Bayern Munich future after FC Barcelona made contact, sparking doubts in his camp.
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Access is free through a lottery system, with MK2 receiving around 200,000 ticket requests each year.
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The president has repeatedly approved a higher percentage of aid requests for Republican-leaning states than for Democratic-leaning ones in his second term, according to the nonpartisan think tank Urban Institute.
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While the morning may feel personal — especially if someone questions your judgment, appearance or direction — avoid treating their feedback (or silence) as rejection.
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This view is shared by Olivier Coste at Château des Adouzes, who questions where the chase after lightness leads.
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On the way to the oyster farm, Luke asks about a ring Joy is wearing, which turns out to be from an engagement that ended badly.
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The lawsuit asks the regional court to stop further transfers, force Ghana to release the deal’s terms, award damages and bar the country from making similar agreements in the future.
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Barragán originally set out to find the man who scammed his mother by posing as a handsome American soldier, but now interrogates four of these young men, illuminating their psychological tactics, economic hardships and moral dilemmas.
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Advent has effectively digitized its own intellectual history — its wins, its misses, its assumptions — and turned it into a live analytical layer that interrogates every new deal that comes before the committee.
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She was arrested after raising suspicions during a baggage screening, the Australian Federal Police said in a statement on its website.
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Indeed, suspicions of the motivations related to anything that would expose students to more (rather than less) of the neighbor waging war against Ukraine almost derailed the project.
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Gunsaulus’ Espinosa has also gotten inquiries from a network administrator and principals at nearby schools to present on launching a fundraising nonprofit without a pricey attorney.
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The Wayne County Mortgage and Deed Fraud Unit has tracked more than 13,000 inquiries regarding deed fraud and has opened over 2,300 cases throughout Wayne County since 2005.
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For example, a free kick should be awarded in such circumstances if an offside player blocks an opponent’s view of the ball, challenges an opponent for the ball, or tries to play it but misses.
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One seeks to block prosecutors from relying on certain hearsay evidence during the preliminary hearing, while the other challenges Graf's decision not to require key witness Lance Twiggs to testify in person.
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“Queries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queries. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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