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as in interrogates
to put a question or questions to
my coworkers asked me all about my trip to Machu Picchu
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2
as in requests
to make a request of
ask the salesclerk for assistance
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3
as in charges
to set or receive as a price
they are only asking $300 for that antique grandfather clock
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Recent Examples of asks
Young asks if the potential customer has a corporate sponsor and cites companies including Audible and Bloomberg as clients.
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David Folkenflik, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The suit asks the courts to block the law from going into effect.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Kendrick asks the question and acts on it, while other owners find one excuse after another not to spend.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
If Kevin Durant asks out, then the Suns would become a logical partner.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Nashville Tennessean At the end of every year, The Tennessean asks its photojournalists to make their selections for our Pictures of the Year roundup.
—Randall Greenwell, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Faye asks if Savannah would consider having a baby soon with Shiver, who is still legally married.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In another, a person asks Gaetz for help to pay an educational expense.
—Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
And these are the questions the movie asks.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
David Folkenflik, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Advertisement The suit asks the courts to block the law from going into effect.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Kendrick asks the question and acts on it, while other owners find one excuse after another not to spend.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
If Kevin Durant asks out, then the Suns would become a logical partner.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
Nashville Tennessean At the end of every year, The Tennessean asks its photojournalists to make their selections for our Pictures of the Year roundup.
—Randall Greenwell, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
Faye asks if Savannah would consider having a baby soon with Shiver, who is still legally married.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
In another, a person asks Gaetz for help to pay an educational expense.
—Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
And these are the questions the movie asks.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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