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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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Reid did not respond to phone and email inquiries from The Hill on Thursday about his health and his thoughts about the outside efforts to get voters to support him.
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
He was taken to a south London police station, where he was questioned, and has since been released on bail pending further inquiries, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Company representatives, including owner Dan Carson, didn't respond to inquiries from USA TODAY.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sketch even jokes at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign’s text message inquiries and the TikTok shop taking over the platform’s algorithm.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
He was taken to a south London police station, where he was questioned, and has since been released on bail pending further inquiries, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said.
—Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Company representatives, including owner Dan Carson, didn't respond to inquiries from USA TODAY.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The sketch even jokes at Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign’s text message inquiries and the TikTok shop taking over the platform’s algorithm.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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The medical examiner's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Dickinson did not respond to a request for comment.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 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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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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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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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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Beijing last month announced provisional tariffs on EU brandy imports, and has initiated anti-dumping probes into some EU pork and dairy imports.Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Inquiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquiry. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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