inquire after
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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
Mayra says her family wasn’t notified about her sister’s disappearance until they called to inquire after an uncharacteristic period of silence.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2020
The dogs, heedless of contagion, sniff away, and while their humans maintain a sober distance, even strangers inquire after one another’s well-being.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2020
He asked this in the manner a psychiatrist might inquire after the mental health of a patient.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2018
Had not Zau almost said he would accept him, a month before his father died, when Zau had come to inquire after his old friend’s health?
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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