quizzed

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Foreign Affairs select committee chair Dame Emily Thornberry has invited Sir Olly to give evidence on Tuesday next week, the second time he will have been quizzed about his involvement in the Mandelson scandal.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When quizzed about it again a couple of days later, he snapped, “She’s wrong.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

In the video, Gosling quizzed Alexa about why people should see the movie in theaters instead of waiting for it to stream at home.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“In terms of the return on investment to the U.K., I would suggest that £500,000 is cheap at the price,” Andrew told the Guardian newspaper in an interview in 2006 when quizzed about his expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

They quizzed me on what 1 had observed staring at these walls.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson