enquire
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India's foreign ministry said consular officials had visited Pant "to enquire about his wellbeing".
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
After the defence ministry published a statement on the matter, "dozens" of other groups contacted the authorities to enquire about the scheme, Myronenko said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
I also enquire as to why the era of the big star who can open a film on their name alone is over.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2023
The lobbying efforts were to enquire about direct funding, incentives and grants related to site selection, development and construction of a new battery processing facility in the province of Quebec, according to public documents.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
At last I pluck up courage to enquire of the guards—it needs courage, for they are in uniform, and have lathis strapped to their wrists.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
District Judge Natasha Fitzsimmons enquired as to the outcome of those reports to police and the detective replied: "He was spoken to by officers and obviously took no consideration of what they told him."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Liverpool enquired about Adam Wharton earlier in the year but they are not the only club interested in the Crystal Palace midfielder.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Fulham enquired about Griezmann to his club Real Sociedad and were quoted a price of £12m.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Mike enquired and was told it was 34ft wide.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Turning towards him, “What were you playing this afternoon?” the girl on his left enquired.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
She suggests, too, that an “expedition into morally deviant worlds can be good for the enquiring mind.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“He was constantly enquiring; some things he was pretty sure of, but much was in a state of enquiry,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Research by BBC Verify found the name Peter Cunningham was mentioned by a user on X on Monday evening, in response to a post enquiring about the identity of the suspect.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
The business has also seen a more than five-fold increase in people enquiring about vacancies.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2022
As to his real character, had information been in her power, she had never felt a wish of enquiring.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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