inquire after
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Should I inquire after my gift or just let this disappear into the ether, knowing that I helped someone I care about?
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
A well dressed couple walk inside the store and with a haughty air inquire after a wooden chest.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2020
Critical, predatory eyes question our whole enterprise and inquire after our intentions.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2020
As there were a multitude of lies to inquire after, these particular untruths were never corrected in the briefing.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2018
Though Nsia was not among their number, Dr. Trefusis had clamored for a place aboard their skiff, that he might come and inquire after our health and our part in the battle.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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