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asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


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“He’s meeting with community members, interviewing community members, asking how we can best support you and what does that look like?” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

When Albano, a full-time content creator, posts her school supply hauls on social media, a deluge of messages come in from moms desperately asking Albano to donate items to their kids.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Councils in Cambridgeshire - who have helped 245 homes so far - have now used up the £3.5m grant and written to the government asking for more money.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The couple removed the home from the market just a few days after that first price cut, before reappearing several weeks later, this time with the original asking price of $32 million.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

“Because that is what we are asking of you now, what these communications mean. These communications are life and death.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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