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
Salon reached out to scientists to inquire after the research paper's seismic conclusions, and discovered a surprising amount of rancor among skeptical geophysicists and seismologists.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2020
A well dressed couple walk inside the store and with a haughty air inquire after a wooden chest.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2020
Then you inquire after their goals and they mumble that perhaps 85, 87, 88 wins gets them to the playoffs.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
“I wished to inquire after you—I didn’t see you at dinner.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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