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as in questioned
to demand proof of the truth or rightness of
it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order
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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
queried the professor about the assignment
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President
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Recent Examples of queried
When queried about what drives Pamela Hopkins’ continual success in the country music scene, Stover quickly credited her relentless work ethic and her knack for storytelling.
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Spin Contributor, SPIN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The elements of my performance that have been questioned are quite clearly a statement in opposition to fascism, injustice, and bigotry in all its forms.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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Defense attorneys questioned whether the officers were properly trained.CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
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Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Viewers saw him being interrogated by the police about his father-in-law’s death.Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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After receiving the tip, police launched an immediate investigation and encountered the parents of the children at a hotel in nearby Newton County, where the couple was interrogated, Wallace tells PEOPLE.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The measure is one of three implemented by the EPA in recent months that is being challenged by the energy industry and nearly half of the states.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Several states, power plants, mining companies and other energy industry groups challenged the rule in federal court earlier this year and asked it to halt enforcement during legal proceedings.Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Published Thursday in Science, the research from Schultz and colleagues examined genetic data from 276 species of ants and 475 fungi species to create evolutionary trees of both groups.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths.Alexandra Zayas, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Queried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queried. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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