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inquisition

[in-kwuh-zish-uhn, ing-] / ˌɪn kwəˈzɪʃ ən, ˌɪŋ- /


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Writing in Spanish daily publication El Mundo in 2024, Shakira, 49, compared the tax office investigations into her affairs to an "inquisition trial".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

England will face an inquisition when they get home with coach Brendon McCullum's job in the spotlight.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Every inquisition into exactly who’s to blame for this unmitigated disaster has to begin by looking in the mirror.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

O’Connor suggests that parents turn the inquisition back on their children by asking, “That’s an interesting question. What do you think?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2024

As she began to pin my hem, I continued my inquisition.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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