enquiries
Americannoun
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Detectives and search specialists are continuing "extensive enquiries" in Devon to find missing 14-year-old Taylor Charlton, police have said.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
"A female victim is being supported by specially trained officers. The man has been released on bail as enquiries continue."
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The Met said it was treating the incident as "religiously aggravated assault", and enquiries were ongoing.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Police said a 30-year-old man, who BBC Scotland understands to be her grandson Grant McKinnon, was arrested in the Glasgow area, and that enquiries were ongoing.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Their first object was her sister; and she was more grieved than astonished to hear, in reply to her minute enquiries, that though Jane always struggled to support her spirits, there were periods of dejection.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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