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
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
Many who have been allowed to return to their homes under passport to inquire after their property, have found their houses, cattle, hogs, ploughs, hoes, harness, tables, chairs, earthen ware, all gone.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2019
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
Dany did not think that he would miss her, but just in case she instructed her handmaids to tell him that she was answering a call of nature, should he inquire after her.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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