- plural of inquiry.
inquiries
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Paul’s office sent the report to the vice president late Tuesday, according to people familiar with the process, following repeated inquiries from The Wall Street Journal about its status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
U.S. prosecutors have no mandate to respond to Mexican inquiries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Often we are swimming in information: recall alerts, traceback reports, lot codes, congressional inquiries, corporate ownership records, corrected test results, viral posts and, increasingly, apps designed to help us interpret the whole mess.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
"You can see it across all areas -- customer inquiries keep rising and rising," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
“She came near a stroke recently because of the agony she’s gone through regarding inquiries into her mother’s death and those cells. I won’t be a part of anyone doing that to her again.”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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