inquire
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Hillman remembers calling Knight eight years after graduation seeking a phone number to reach a Reebok executive to inquire about a job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
"If we don't inquire into this, it will happen again and again."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
After ProPublica shared the findings of its investigation and the names of veterans who would appear in it, the agency reached out to several to inquire about their care and offer help.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
There are three documents Brooks suggest you inquire about:
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Never mind: I came here to inquire, not to confess. Is it known that Mr. Rochester is to be married?”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
He did not immediately respond to additional inquires about Weinstein’s condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
It encourages home sellers to share their listings first with Compass agents, their clients and anyone who inquires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The force said inquires will continue on behalf of the coroner and inquests into both deaths will take place.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Melania inquires about what Macron has done to curb bullying and anxiety among French youth.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Padva inquires after the Burgess sisters arrive on their own, since he commonly accompanies them.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
John Craggs says he inquired about help, but found he did not qualify.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Chinese carmaker BYD inquired about taking over an idled Stellantis plant in the Toronto suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"What happened is to be inquired, where the hospital lacked facilities."
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
He invited me onto a boom lift to photograph the site from above and inquired if I knew who had made Pinky, which he’d removed just days prior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
There were salaams from the benches as people I knew from masjid inquired about Mama and Baba, told me that du'as had been made for their health, and asked if I needed anything.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The CQC has released a statement acknowledging it was not investigative or inquiring enough in 2016, but said it had since strengthened its approach.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
While doing the steps myself, I noticed participants regularly inviting curious, inquiring beachgoers to join in the following weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
His constant filming, and his inquiring questions, aroused suspicions.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Businesses in the first phase of payouts are inquiring, too, if they are still waiting and need cash, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The envelope had better be sealed when she receives it. I will make a point of inquiring about it.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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