For example, the company last summer inquired with identity-verification providers about how to get verifiable consent from parents of children who want to use Facebook, the people said.

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Forbes also inquired with Black, and is awaiting a response.

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"We inquired with our American partners as to how that conforms with the logic of the Geneva communique, and they told us that the most important thing is to unite the opposition, and its platform can, quote, 'be corrected, '" Lavrov said.

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My friend had not yet arrived, so I ended up at the bar, where both bartenders introduced themselves with a handshake and inquired about my mood and what I thought of the place.

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So is the New York Stock Exchange, which along with other parties, has inquired about the stock's roller coaster performance.

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At least a dozen tech editors inquired about the new Fujifilm X-E1 I carried with me, and it's honestly not too surprising.

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One reporter asked whether he planned to stay in New Jersey, while others inquired whether he wanted to return to the Dominican Republic to celebrate with family and friends.

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