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The phrase "asked at the outset" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a question or inquiry that was made at the beginning of a discussion or presentation.
Example: "The question that was asked at the outset of the meeting set the tone for the entire discussion."
Alternatives: "inquired at the beginning" or "posed at the start".
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"Do you know where Bosnia is?" Boom is asked at the outset.
And only once, it appeared, did he glance at Mr. Haggerty, pointing at him when asked at the outset to identify the defendant.
"How did we get into this situation?" How many times has this question been asked at the outset of an investigation, or more importantly, at the completion of an investigation?
Standing before the bench, the princess was asked at the outset to confirm her name and address and then to state how she pleaded.
And I finally asked myself the question that I should have asked at the outset: What on earth did I think I was doing?
The attorney general, Mr. Khosa, aware that the situation was embarrassing for the government, asked at the outset that the hearing be held behind closed doors, a request Mr. Chaudhry batted away.
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"Why should I not publish my diary?" he asks at the outset.
"What unites Americans?" Mr. Brooks asks, at the outset of his cruise along Paradise Drive.
"How's the weather out there in Arizona?" he would ask at the outset of each phone call.
"How liberal is Katie Porter?" the narrator asks at the outset of a 30-second spot against the Democratic nominee in California's 45th Congressional District, challenging GOP Rep. Mimi Walters.
Few ask at the outset, as Chomsky observes, by what moral or legal right does the US bomb, invade or occupy another country, and so many.
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