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as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
an inquiry into the origins of the universe
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as in request
an act or instance of asking for information
one student made a hesitant inquiry about the assignment
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Recent Examples of inquiry
The previous inquiry was responsible for pushing for the new 40% indie film tax relief along with tax relief for VFX, the latter of which the Labour government rubberstamped in yesterday’s budget and brought forward by three months.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
In the report, lawmakers found schools were hostile to the investigation, from expressing contempt for the inquiries themselves to remarks about Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Russia's representative did not respond to Wood's inquiry, leaving the chamber silent on the matter.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In any event, the bad blood between the foundation and the city well predates that inquiry.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
In the report, lawmakers found schools were hostile to the investigation, from expressing contempt for the inquiries themselves to remarks about Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.).
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
Russia's representative did not respond to Wood's inquiry, leaving the chamber silent on the matter.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
In any event, the bad blood between the foundation and the city well predates that inquiry.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquiry
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County staff reported working excessive hours to respond to the volume of board requests, diverting resources away from the county’s students and school districts, according to the report.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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There’s even a request for a book about snake handling.Erik Pedersen, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
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The guidelines say nothing about an ER doctor’s examination sufficing.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Bipartisan examination: If there's an issue with the way the ballot was filled out, prompting a process called adjudication, in which bipartisan teams examine ballots to determine voter intent.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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If the question is asked in a friendly way, most people will answer in the same vein.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Rema and Tems are both (deservingly) nominated in Best Global Music Album, despite making overtures toward pop, R&B, and hip-hop — raising questions as to why Tyla couldn’t have been slotted there too.Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on its oil and gas exploration and production activities in the DJ Basin of Colorado.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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What might be newer is a deeper exploration into wellness, as de Taillac revealed she’s been eyeing that arena and the possibility of adding treatments in the Buly offering for a while.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Very broad LLMs that try to answer all possible end-user queries, utilizing massive datasets can be impossible to tame in all 4 key dimensions.Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet the former president is hardly the only person refusing to directly answer such a query.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those moves were then reversed by the Trump administration but later reinstated by the Biden administration, which also released an accompanying U.S. Forest Service study that said hard-rock mining within the Rainy River Watershed could pose an environmental threat to the BWCAW.Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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Rabinovich, a distinguished Israeli historian of the modern Middle… The War for Lebanon, 1970-1983 This is partly a history of Lebanon's breakdown and civil war, partly a study of why and how Israel went to war in 1982.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Yet much about Jupiter remains a mystery, even as NASA’s robotic probe Juno begins its ninth year orbiting this strange planet.Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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The regulator began the probe into Ford Bronco vehicles equipped with 2.7L EcoBoost engines in July 2022.James Powel, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Inquiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiry. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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