speir

/ spiːr /

verb

1. to ask; inquire

Word History and Origins

Origin of speir¹

Old English spyrian to seek after, search for

Example Sentences

“I called the state DMV office twice and they said I had a right to request a paper test,” said Speir, but she got a different story at the Long Beach branch she went to.

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Long Beach resident Sue Speir, 74, said she thinks that’s unfair, especially in the case of seniors on fixed incomes.

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Speir flunked twice on the computerized knowledge test and insists she was done in by “trick questions” that have nothing to do with driving ability.

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Another appointed trustee, Jason “Eddie” Speir — the co-founder, chairman and superintendent of the Inspiration Academy, a private Christian athletics-oriented school — floated the idea of terminating all contracts with faculty, staff and administration at the college, and rehiring others who “fit in the new financial and business model.”

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Diego Villada, a theater professor who wore a rainbow-colored flag over his shoulder, told Rufo and Speir that they sounded crazy in media accounts, but that he found them more reasonable in person.

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