inquiry
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Basildon Borough Council issued planning enforcement notices but was challenged at a public inquiry.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But information arrives in fragments: a barcode result here, a recall notice there, a corrected FDA finding, a corporate statement, a congressional inquiry.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
And the inquiry was reopened on Friday, according to the House of Commons website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Police have arrested a man as part of an inquiry into how the addresses of asylum seekers were shared during disorder linked to anti-immigration protests in a town, the BBC can reveal.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Wilton attempted to dodge the question, but Rob persisted in his line of inquiry: “O.K. I mean his ice ax is here and his jacket and things.”
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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Mohamed Al-Hamdani, a Democratic member of Montgomery County’s Board of Elections, which received similar inquiries, said they amounted to “witch hunts” that ate up staff time.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Metropolitan Police said detectives were working at pace to establish the full circumstances surrounding the death, and that urgent inquiries remain ongoing.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
She remained in custody while inquiries continued, police said.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
That came after an unsuccessful challenge by Andy Pages in the fourth, and his track record on those inquiries is grim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Under the headline “At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is High Risk,” the story quoted businesspeople describing the desperate need to respond to client inquiries within seconds, or risk losing a sale.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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