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enquire

[en-kwahyuhr] / ɛnˈkwaɪər /


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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

He was among five independent UN rights experts who sent a communication to the Indian government in 2024 to enquire about Nijjar's assassination.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Liverpool were among the first sides to seriously enquire about the forward in an attempt to head off competition for his signing.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024

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

After breakfast, the girls walked to Meryton to enquire if Mr. Wickham were returned, and to lament over his absence from the Netherfield ball.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Like the Gambian, Sarr is a right-sided winger and the Reds initially enquired about the Senegal international last week, but that was rebuffed by Crystal Palace.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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

It was reported today that Osasuna have enquired about Tierney, although that same article suggested Celtic chiefs will knock back any offers for the 29-year-old.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Arsenal also have a major interest in Villa defender Ezri Konsa and have enquired about the England international's availability.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"You are right, Samana. Wait a moment” Kamaswami went out and returned with a roll which he handed to his guest and enquired: "Can you read this?”

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

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

In 2018, Dublin-born Roberto Lopes, whose father is from Cape Verde, received a message from the country's manager Rui Aguas via LinkedIn, enquiring whether he would be interested in playing for the national team.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

Officers obtained recordings of Beard's phone calls to HMPO, in which he can be heard enquiring about passport applications under different names.

From BBC ● May 16, 2023

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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