under investigation
idiom
: being investigated : being looked into to try to find out the facts
The accident is under investigation.
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Police said the motive for the shooting, and why the building was targeted, remains under investigation.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Those individuals have died, and their causes of death are under investigation, Dr. Avani Sheth, chief medical officer and division director of clinical care services for the county's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, indicated in a July 26 statement.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The motive is currently under investigation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said earlier on Monday.
—ABC News, 29 July 2025
What prompted the shooting remains under investigation.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Those individuals have died, and their causes of death are under investigation, Dr. Avani Sheth, chief medical officer and division director of clinical care services for the county's Department of Health, Human and Veterans Services, indicated in a July 26 statement.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
The motive is currently under investigation, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said earlier on Monday.
—ABC News, 29 July 2025
What prompted the shooting remains under investigation.
—Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
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“Under investigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20investigation. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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