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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asked especially" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward.
It could be used when emphasizing a particular request or inquiry that is notable or significant.
Example: "She asked especially about the project's timeline, indicating her concern for its progress."
Alternatives: "inquired specifically" or "requested particularly".
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The questions that were asked, especially those asked many times, sent a message, too.
How had she managed to be so discreet for so long, I asked, especially when she was a young intern?
Leo asked especially for a recovery of the wisdom of Aquinas, whom he hailed as "the special bulwark and glory of the Catholic Faith".
His father, on the other hand, they said, has been unwilling to do so without being asked, especially given the uncertainty of whether the investment would make a huge difference.
Some who made it back make a brave face of it, saying it was a glorious chance to "fight in the path of Allah" and vowing to "make jihad" again if asked, especially if the enemy is America.
"You don't know what the weather will be like at Christmas, but why wouldn't you reserve a seat?" he asked, especially when advertisers have better escape clauses in their commitments to the networks than most fliers have with their tickets.
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Best not ask, especially here: columnists find spurious retrospective logic oddly useful at times.
Hyundai clearly feels there's no harm in asking, especially in a shaky economy.
This is a really tough ask, especially when we are not trained at it.
We ask especially that you refrain from ribald references to Gus McBeak, the Big Red Cock.
It's an important question to ask, especially of those who may be subjected to their use.
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