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“We ask that no one rush to judgment based on limited information,” said the statement, issued by family spokesperson Sam Singer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The pro-European Union conservative leader was to meet Polgar, who is considered the greatest woman chess player of all time, on Monday to ask if she would take the post.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
So I’m hoping that if we end up having to go that route, we are able to ask for it and that it might be granted.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
As a coping mechanism later on, her daughter, now 10 years old, would ask the teacher for permission to take bathroom breaks, time she would then use to take a walk through the hallways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The officials ask strange questions like “Do you know how to carry a canteen?” or “Have you ever worn a saber?”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The third-ranked question on the Say platform, based on votes, asks about the timeline for Tesla’s third-generation Optimus and sales volume for next year, as well as what the robot will be capable of.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
And when Coach Chessa Mehlman asks a young player to show off his forehand, he sits on the racket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It asks what happens when a sprinkler operates in reverse, pulling water into its arms instead of forcing water outward.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Did y’all get lost?” his grandmother asks with a wry smile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“That sounds like an ominous question, La. Is everything okay?” he asks.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
President Trump was asked at the time whether his administration had pressured the Romanians to release the brothers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
They spoke only when asked if they understood their rights to which they replied together "yes your honour".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Citing “a complex of age-related health issues,” Perez asked for Zambada to be sent to a prison medical center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
It is not known whether DeChambeau made contact with Trump privately, but on Saturday R&A chief executive Mark Darbon was asked whether the President had been in touch.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Where to, brothers? What are you carrying in that ox-cart? What do those banners mean?" he asked the men.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
The boy, 16, followed Vicki Williams into her empty classroom at Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire, after asking for help with his history work on 5 February.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
It’s worth asking whom she envisions as her audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
That means asking a judge, guided by a plaintiffs’ expert and his abatement plan, to decide how social media should work for hundreds of millions of users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Insurers selling ACA marketplace plans are asking for a typical premium increase of 14% for 2027.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
“Like, the future version of myself isn’t asking me to do something she hasn’t already done?”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
