The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Porter’s inquisitions of Wall Street executives during congressional hearings made her a favorite of liberal voters — particularly young ones — angry about inequality and corporate greed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
The Council of Swedish Jewish Communities deplored the police decision to allow the protest, saying, “our tragic European history links the burning of Jewish books with pogroms, expulsions, inquisitions and the Holocaust.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
It contained uncanny, elevated descriptions of sound and performance, offered grounded philosophical inquisitions and sprinkled in wink-nudge personal asides.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
Stop the reproduction inquisitions during wine nights and happy hours.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021
Admiral Chester Nimitz and Major General Kenyon Joyce, two renowned local war heroes, rounded out its membership, though they generally sat by silently during hearings while Neylan conducted the inquisitions.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
