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inquiry
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The Plague
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Things went so far that the Ransdoc Information Bureau (inquiries on all subjects promptly and accurately answered), which ran a free-information talk on the radio, by way of publicity, began its talk by announcing that no less than 6,231 rats had been collected and burned in a single day, April 25.†
Part 1

inquiries = questions or investigations
On the landing he told Grand that he was obliged to make a report, but would ask the police inspector to hold up the inquiry for a couple of days.†
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inquiry = questioning or investigating
As a result of these inquiries he gathered that there had been some twenty cases of the same type within the last few days.†
Part 1

inquiries = questions or investigations
Indeed, the whole town was running a temperature; such anyhow was the impression Dr. Rieux could not shake off as he drove to the rue Faidherbe for the inquiry into Cottard's attempted suicide.†
Part 1

inquiry = questioning or investigating
Also, after some days-when it was clear that no one had the least hope of being able to leave our town-inquiries began to be made whether the return of people who had gone away before the outbreak would be permitted.†
Part 2

inquiries = questions or investigations
He got an impression that inquiries were on foot with a view to drawing up a list of persons who might be instructed to leave the town and return to their homes.†
Part 2
On inquiry it came out that Mme. Othon was in quarantine; she had been nursing her mother, who had succumbed to plague.†
Part 2

inquiry = questioning or investigating
In fact, almost my only work just now is holding inquiries into more serious breaches of the new regulations.†
Part 2

inquiries = questions or investigations
They sent for me and told me not to budge till the inquiry was finished.†
Part 2

inquiry = questioning or investigating
It was found, after inquiry, that people who had returned from quarantine were responsible for these fires.†
Part 3
The plague has put an effective stop to police inquiries, sleuthings, warrants of arrest, and so forth.†
Part 4

inquiries = questions or investigations
To cut a long story short, I had a letter from my father, who had set inquiries on foot to find me, I went to see him, and, without explaining my reasons, told him quite calmly that I'd kill myself if he forced me to return.†
Part 4
Tarrou had hardly time to hear his companion mutter: "Now, what do those birds want?" when the men in question, who looked like subordinate government employees in their best clothes, cut in with an inquiry if his name was Cottard.†
Part 5

inquiry = questioning or investigating

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(1) (inquiry)
a question or investigation -- especially one meant to gather information or find out the truth
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)

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inquiry
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The Plague
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