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Discover LudwigThe phrase "asking once" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that a request or question is being made a single time, without repetition.
Example: "I will be asking once for your cooperation on this matter, so please respond promptly."
Alternatives: "requesting one time" or "inquiring a single time".
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So asking once, only to be turned down, is simply not an excuse.
Corker interrupted her, asking once again whether she would have the courage to do it.
How can we continue to make things, he is asking, once we've reached the limits of growth?
Since it's Mother's Day, it's worth asking once again whether life is getting any easier for working mothers.
Circle back to the warm-up activity, asking once again: Then show students this pie chart that estimates how many species have been described on earth.
And welcome to the world of Frederick Barthelme, who for more than two decades has been asking: once the torrid romance cools, why do people stay together?
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Someone asked once, what would it take?
"Bat kebab?" I was asked once.
Wouldn't it be nice to just ask once?
After a few more minutes, Alexis asks once more.
"Are you all right?" he asked once more.
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