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query

[kweer-ee] / ˈkwɪər i /




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The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a query for comment.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Cerence didn’t comment or make Krzanich available for comment, and Krzanich didn’t respond to a separate query.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

There may be those in the room who will query his ability to turn this around, especially with such fierce criticism from European countries.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

And to specifically bring it back to Douthat’s dubious query, Diarra — either of them — is precisely the kind of woman who puts the lie to fantasies about female submissiveness.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

So with my head bent and my mind focused on my stitches, her query took me by surprise.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The US Trade Representative's office did not respond to queries on the matter.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

She said her inbox has been inundated with more queries than ever, which she attributes to writers using LLMs to mass-spam agents, and has received submissions that seemed clearly AI-generated.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

And those are queries that must be addressed because, whether we like it or not, even dystopian rom-coms might point us in the right — or even new — direction.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Additionally, as AI use cases evolve beyond simple queries, complex agentic workflows are becoming much more token-intensive.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

I have never been that sort of butler who allows all sorts of people to wander in and out with their queries and grumbles.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

We queried experts across sports medicine, personal training and physical therapy to devise easy routines comprising simple exercises you can do at home to test and train your balance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

A decade ago, Gerry queried arrears on his account with the CMS.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

When queried by AFP about the Washington Post report, the White House sent a statement defending the new plane's safety.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

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

“Dahlman?” he queried, but the man made no response.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

An October 2025 report from the Justice Department Inspector General found that the FBI has “implemented all of RISAA’s querying reforms” and that the number of noncompliant queries had been “reduced substantially.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 13, 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

"Some were querying 'have we reached peak Greggs?' and we have gone out...to demonstrate that this is not the case," the food retail boss said.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

But residents reacted with a mix of anger and confusion on local social media groups, with many querying the council's motives.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2025

"I'll be querying them about the carriage, showing the false orders Willem created. I'll draw it out as long as I can, but you'll have barely any time, and they absolutely cannot see you."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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