query
noun
a question; an inquiry.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Justice Department is querying market participants about how a takeover of the New York Stock Exchange would affect competition in equity listings.
From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 20, 2011