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ask

[ask, ahsk] / æsk, ɑsk /




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So once bosses incorporate the feedback, they should go back to the individual and ask, “I have been working on your feedback. I’ve changed XX. I’m curious, what have you noticed?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Instead, ask if they would be OK with doing dishes or taking out the trash.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

So, it’s an ask to be like, “Hey, can you come take the piss out of this concept that you’re then probably gonna spend eight months of the year trying to actually achieve?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Now you might ask, ‘Why should I believe them?

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I’m going to ask employees if they’ve seen her lately.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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