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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asked the next" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to asking the next person in line or the next question, but it needs additional context to be usable.
Example: "After finishing my question, I asked the next in line what they thought about the topic."
Alternatives: "inquired of the next" or "questioned the next person".
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I asked the next time we met.
"How long are you staying?" Jessie asked the next morning.
When reporters asked the next day what he meant, he dug in his heels.
When asked the next day how he was feeling, Hill said he was "hanging in".
For example, after the Coalition's first budget, McGowan was asked the next day for a statement on what she thought.
"Are you mad?" Candy asked the next morning, when Marjorie finally came out of her room, her face blotchy.
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Ask the next question.
Just ask the next 5-year-old you meet.
"I'm having cardiology work done soon," asks the next.
It took Bob Wieckowski to ask the next obvious question: Why only citizens?
One asks a question and gets an answer; then one asks the next question, and gets the next answer.
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