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Banking lobbyists eagerly ask if Sherrod Brown of Ohio, who led the committee during the Biden administration before losing his seat and was elected again this week, could try to assume the role again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
I ask him if, looking back, he would have designed the policy differently.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Stocks endured a broad beating on Thursday, unlike anything seen in years, as fears of an end to the artificial-intelligence trade compelled investors to sell first and ask questions later.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
The justices ask only whether the governor’s actions are an “abuse” of his broad constitutional authority, such as corruption or conflict of interest.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
We don’t have a lot of time before the bell rings, but I’m curious, so I ask Rue, “Did you see the videos?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"The only thing Colorado asks is that they comply with the same conditions that every publicly funded preschool must meet, religious and secular alike," Norton said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The headline on the Sun asks "Will Meg dad dodge justice" as it continues its front page coverage of the allegations around Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
“It just asks you about your work and what you want to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
“How do you notice that you’re sick, when your noticer itself is sick?” he asks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Zora asks as she comes out of one of the stalls.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Once, a deputy commander took his order for medicine, then asked what else he needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"I was asked for my first job if I was a crier," he recalls.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
In her resignation letter, Dhillon said she initially resigned in October, but that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles asked her to stay until after the midterms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
When asked by advertisers about the higher prices, Amazon said they were the result of increased competition, the FTC alleged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Max asked as he studied the big menu board.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Patrick: That’s the question we’ve been asking ourselves since LLMs took off four years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Given the mix of participants, the document is blunt about how they should behave: "Check your assumptions by asking clarifying questions" and "attack problems, not people."
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
In Short Hills, N.J., an affluent suburb of New York City where many homes sell for more than their asking price, real-estate agent Chrissy Schwartz’s buyer clients have been getting creative with their all-cash offers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
And over the past several months, I’ve received a handful of emails from readers asking what packaged, prepared and otherwise convenient foods I actually buy.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026
For days, for weeks, we never stopped looking for her, asking after her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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