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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
Coming from Spielberg, these scenes come across as a strange and mysterious form of self-interrogation.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Dansby's team and New Boston police officers were ultimately able to get Parker to confess to some of what happened, though her stories changed at times in interrogation footage shown in Maternal Instinct.
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Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
But Amazomania becomes an interrogation of the ethics of sending photographers and film crews into an area of isolated Indigenous people without asking their consent or giving them any say in what was filmed or how it was used.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
But nothing credible or substantial has stuck after analysis and interrogation.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for interrogation
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 June 2026
Dansby's team and New Boston police officers were ultimately able to get Parker to confess to some of what happened, though her stories changed at times in interrogation footage shown in Maternal Instinct.
—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
But Amazomania becomes an interrogation of the ethics of sending photographers and film crews into an area of isolated Indigenous people without asking their consent or giving them any say in what was filmed or how it was used.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
But nothing credible or substantial has stuck after analysis and interrogation.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Border officers have broad discretion, and retirees who spend lengthy periods in the country can face additional questioning.
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Justices posed various hypothetical questions throughout and, at times, got into tense lines of questioning while trying to understand the attorneys’ arguments and what previous cases reflect about this one.
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Baglio has since been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and internal administrative investigations, police said.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
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This will trigger a hard credit inquiry that will temporarily lower your credit score several points.
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To stop seeking answers is a choice to dim a light that has guided human inquiry for millennia.
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Already, SpaceX is facing an inquisition in the court of public opinion.
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The saxophone sounds tangled in lament and inquisition before skronking what sounds like an emergency signal.
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The bathroom is encased with polycarbonate walls to let in light but keep out prying eyes.
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It’s often viewed as a dumping ground for human refuse — out of sight, out of mind — and it is structured to prevent prying eyes.
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Stichter in the research note said the athleisure company is one of the best growth stories in retail.
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Professor Irene Tracey, recipient of a CBE in 2022 for services to medical research, was there on the first Wednesday of 2023.
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The probe was delayed from 2022, and headed for the asteroid Psyche, using a Mars-gravity assist and not arriving until August 2029.
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Plan for adversaries who can read an entire codebase and configuration, not just probe exposed endpoints.
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For exploration further into the turquoise waters, the property’s jetty can act as a launch point for private yacht charters to secluded beaches, day trips to other islands, a kite surfing adventure, and more.
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The discovery is the culmination of lead archaeologist Ivan Šprajc’s three-decade-long exploration of the Central Maya Lowlands, home to between 9 and 11 million people during the Maya civilization’s Late Classic period (600–900 CE).
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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