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The phrase "are just asking" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that someone is making a simple request or inquiry without any ulterior motives.
Example: "We are just asking for your opinion on the matter, nothing more."
Alternatives: "are merely inquiring" or "are simply requesting".
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They are just asking for their rights".
"We are just asking for access".
Corals and fuchsias are just asking for trouble.
People who put the H up on their roofs are just asking for trouble, he says.
They are just asking for democracy that does what it says on the tin.
The doubters say they are just asking questions that have not been answered satisfactorily.
"We are not asking for Tibetan independence; we are just asking for human rights.
We are not asking for more money, we are just asking for what was there before".
We are just asking for his sentence to be reduced to life imprisonment".
The interrogators assume the innocent air of people who are "just asking".
"Parents who are just asking questions are labeled as crazy, as selfish.
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