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Recent Examples of inquest The mirror was 8 feet 6 inches high and nearly 2 feet wide and weighed between 60kg to 80kg (132 lbs to 176 lbs), the inquest was told. Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025 Liam Payne’s cause of death has reportedly been confirmed by an inquest opening in his native United Kingdom. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025 An inquest in 2019 concluded that Wanjiru was murdered by British soldiers but no suspect has been charged. Desmond Tiro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 The government inquest is looking to find who’s to blame for this situation. Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inquest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquest
Noun
  • Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.
    Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.
    MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.
    Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Changes that can be detected during an examination, such as an enlarged blind spot and thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known as optic-disc oedema), are unlikely to be noticed by the affected person.
    Neil Savage, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During the Cold War, major powers signed the Antarctic Treaty, setting aside territorial claims on the continent and committing instead to use it as a site of international scientific exploration and cooperation.
    Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
  • One of the main draws is its vast lagoon, the largest in French Polynesia, teaming with marine life, providing plenty of opportunities for underwater exploration.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Multiple studies have shown that the health benefits of work done by EPA outweigh the costs by more than 30 to 1.
    Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Around 99% of its students rely on federal funding in some way, whether loans, grants or federal work study programs.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Inquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquest. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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