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Detectives will also have done their own trawl of the three million documents in the Epstein files, and they will have asked for unredacted copies from the FBI or the US Department of Justice.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

"It was shocking. He's incredibly cool and collected so people will have asked what's going on here," Ben Noble told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

By convention, he will have asked her on the first date, and the purpose of the event is for her to see if she likes him – his approval is assumed.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2014

Needless to say, McCoist will have asked his Chelsea counterpart about the possibility of taking players on loan.

From The Guardian • Aug. 6, 2011

"Why did she cry out, sire?" he will have asked.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael