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I wished I could look at her and ask, “What can I make you?”
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
“The familiar concern is fiscal stability: mounting debt may become unsustainable and end in implicit or explicit default. I ask a different question,” he writes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Mozeliak said he will ask those leaders to evaluate their departments and make personnel recommendations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Syracuse trustees are beginning to ask: Should the school retrench and redefine itself as a smaller, regional school instead of striving to hold on to its reputation as a national powerhouse?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
I desperately wanted to know what she’d done, but if it were possible to ask, I would have done it long ago.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Twenty-five years on from the deadliest terror attack in history, Jane McMullen asks why thousands of grieving families are still fighting for answers.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
He’s known for hosting grueling hours-long meetings where he asks endless follow-up questions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
“Your dad tells me your birthdays are tomorrow. You two are turning fifteen! That’s exciting. Any big plans?” she asks.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
But when asked about this, Muttaqi points to the deepening diplomatic and economic ties with neighbours such as China and India, as well as Central Asian states.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
As well as Kushner, Uefa has asked for the disclosure of documents from two Fifa businesses in the US and American financier Greg Maffei, who was a key adviser on the deal.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"I always review every position. That's just one of many," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if the United States was reviewing its position on the Falklands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
He asked city attorney Steven Banks if the city’s solution was, in effect, to “put it on the homeowner.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sarah R. asked, like she could read his mind.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"We are worried about what is happening beneath our buildings," the 63-year-old said, asking to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Survivors are just asking for what’s right,” L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
SEC examiners have been asking registered investment advisers for proof that their SPVs own or have exposure to the shares in private companies that they claim to, according to people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
There’s a stage in every bitcoin bear market when people stop asking me whether they should buy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
I’m trying to work my way up to asking her about the names on the list.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
