inquiries
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Though the family renewed its inquiries on Mahmoud’s whereabouts, the answers have not been encouraging: Both the Israeli Prison Service and the Israeli military denied he was in their custody.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
A spokesperson posted on X five days after the killing that the organisation had received "over 32,000 inquiries in the last 48 hours to start new campus chapters".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ukraine also uses foreign fighters, although Amnesty says it cannot conduct inquiries among those held in Russia due to the group's status as a "foreign agent" in the country.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Whether or not it’s fair to compare Take-Two’s investigation of a leaked video game with the DOJ fumbling inquiries into participants of a global sex trafficking ring, the internet has certainly taken notice.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Why must they treat his inquiries with such disdain?
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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