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  • past tense form of ask.
  • past participle of ask.
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The prosecutor asked the witness: "Where did urgency come from?"

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

I asked Clara for more on this major PR pitch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Their presence is explained in part by its strategic location, halfway between territory held by M23 forces and the region's mining belt, according to a Congolese army official, who asked not to be named.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

When I asked if the robots could load the dishwasher, for example, Pinkerton said yes, but caveated that they’ve broken a dish before while working with a customer who agreed to the risk.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier today, I asked Zara what she thought, and she told me that no guy would have gone to the trouble of tracking down my number to reschedule a date only to not show up.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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