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Meanings of ask the question in English

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Usage of ask the question in English
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But each generation must ask the question anew: what is Irish food?
The Irish Times
2
Five minutes ago, he had been the one to ask the question.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
3
Sometimes funders want the answer before they'll pay to ask the question.
The Guardian
4
One may well ask the question: why such a reduction in numbers?
The Irish Times
5
Just because I ask the question doesn't mean I necessarily know it.
News.com.au
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Then I finally ask the question to which I dread the answer.
Angelfall
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I ask the question direct - again, she has heard it before.
The Guardian
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But the NHS needs to do more than just ask the question.
The Guardian
9
You probably ask the question as to how we don't know that.
The Guardian
10
She didn't ask the question but I knew she was thinking it.
A Stir of Echoes
11
I tried to ask the question he would not answer for Doyle.
A kiss of shadows
12
We can ask the question, but you don't got to answer it!
Ebony
13
Racine dared to ask the question all of them had been thinking.
The soul catcher
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He knew he was going to ask the question, though he shouldn't.
On mystic lake
15
Gelb did ask the question that prompted Buffett's comment about a mega-takeover.
Reuters
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Cameron asks Miliband to ask the question again, including the complete quote.
The Guardian
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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