query
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Andrés E. Chait said in a recent response to a Times query.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“It’s unfortunate for our innovation-driven industry that country of origin often overshadows the technological breakthroughs solving real-world problems,” said a DJI spokesperson Friday in response to a query about the U.S.-China rivalry at Everest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"We've been crying out for a long time that there needs to be something, anything at all. My query there is how long are they going to be stuck in the system?"
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“How come he’s a man, and you’re a—.” Ruthye’s subsequent query is cut off by the plot starting up again, and the gendered difference between the two names is never brought up again.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
They began to watch everything he did and query him about his training practices, from feed to workouts.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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In response to BBC queries on Friday, a spokesperson for the police and the media authority said that "reports were lodged and investigations are ongoing".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
AI companies play a cat-and-mouse game, trying to boost the capabilities of their creations while scrambling to block answers to dangerous queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Neither Indonesian nor Singaporean authorities gave definitive answers to the BBC's previous queries about what they intend to do with the babies.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The hope is that Google’s AI Overviews and other chatbots that hoover up editorial content might reference information from that material when responding to user queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
He thanked them for his food, encouraged them to talk about their hopes and histories, answered their questions politely, and never pressed too hard with queries of his own.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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After the call, analyst Brian Finneran launched an informal poll on his Bloomberg Terminal in which he queried investors and other analysts about their preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A number of broadcasters subsequently queried Israel finishing so highly.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
In written follow-up questions sent after his hearing last week, Democrats queried him on issues from interest-rate policy to concerns about his independence from the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
When queried about competing with customers at a press conference, Haas said, “It is a massive, massive market. We think there’s room for lots of different players, so we’re not really too worried about that.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
“How did you know Mr. Rodrigo was having a heart attack?” queried the girl next to Trent.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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After his side's opening 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia in Miami on Monday, he was unimpressed with journalists querying his stance, amid suggestions it might be some kind of protest.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
They found that such acceptance becomes more likely if the person is under time pressure, faces a complex task or doesn’t have a good understanding of what they are querying, among other factors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
After the comedian riffs with the “patient,” the audience weighs in on the issue with green and red “thumbs up/thumbs down” paddles, often yelling out comments or directly querying the participant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Wade, he suggested, may channel its efforts toward querying the morality and legality of editing human genes in the womb.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
I can almost feel the querying powers gathering in her forehead.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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