- a variation of inquiry.
enquiry
Example Sentences
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She added: "Nina Simone once said 'An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times' and sometimes this means revisiting, enquiry and challenge."
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
South Korea sent more than 140,000 children overseas for adoption between 1955 and 1999, according to an official enquiry in the country.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Torode said: "I repeat that I have no recollection of what I'm accused of. The enquiry could not even state the date or year of when I am meant to have said something wrong."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
It is understood that FC Basel was approached about a possible June 26 concert date but turned down the enquiry.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
In astronomy this is true; but in all the other fields of scientific enquiry the word consolidates a conceptual revolution.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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