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The phrase "answer an inquiry" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when responding to a question or request for information.
Example: "The customer service representative was able to answer an inquiry about the product's warranty."
Alternatives: "respond to a query" or "address a question".
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The group didn't answer an inquiry from The Huffington Post.
Thomas Reid, who saw what was at stake, described the strategy as "a tribunal of inquisition erected by certain modern philosophers before which every thing in nature must answer" (An Inquiry into the Human Mind: or the Principles of Common Sense, Chapter 6, Section VIII).
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In July, the Travel Q & A column answered an inquiry about French language study in Paris.
A man at the marina, answering an inquiry about the project, said: "This is a waste of time.
This document is a memo from Justice Jackson, evidently answering an inquiry from Bernays about the feasibility of prosecuting the defendants on the grounds of propounding the Nazi theory of racial superiority.
That was the delicate way of answering an inquiry about whether his wife, Erin, really had to use the public showers at the RV facility.
In 2002, a caretaker at the immediately adjoining graveyard answered an inquiry about Watch Tower's graveyard by noting, "I couldn't tell you who is buried on it because it has absolutely no markers or headstones".
Dear Liz: You recently answered an inquiry from a lady who was furious about the lack of estate planning provided by her brother-in-law for his disabled daughter.
Take his answer to an inquiry about the future role of engineering.
As to one creditor the estoppel is predicated upon the fact that, in answer to an inquiry, he recommended that the receiver in bankruptcy complete the contract.
This compares favorably with the 484 alien smuggling prosecutions brought there during the entirety of fiscal year 2005". And the letter goes on, "This was in answer to an inquiry I made.
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