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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2026
As the nation’s leading marine safety organization, the Coast Guard investigates marine casualties and accidents to uncover their causes and initiate necessary corrective actions.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces consumer protections.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet, he's locked out and fighting in court for access while the Queens District Attorney investigates.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Hartig is fighting a slew of accusations of bad behavior by the Judicial Tenure Commission, which investigates judges and makes recommendations to those with the power to remove or suspend her, the Michigan Supreme Court.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Ben Schiffrin, a former attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which investigates insider trading in stocks, told me.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The criminal investigation was conducted by the department’s Public Integrity Unit, which investigates allegations of misconduct involving city officials and employees, including police officers.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2026
As the nation’s leading marine safety organization, the Coast Guard investigates marine casualties and accidents to uncover their causes and initiate necessary corrective actions.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The insurance commissioner leads the state agency that approves rate hikes for home and auto plans, investigates complaints about providers and enforces consumer protections.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Yet, he's locked out and fighting in court for access while the Queens District Attorney investigates.
—Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Hartig is fighting a slew of accusations of bad behavior by the Judicial Tenure Commission, which investigates judges and makes recommendations to those with the power to remove or suspend her, the Michigan Supreme Court.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Ben Schiffrin, a former attorney at the Securities and Exchange Commission, which investigates insider trading in stocks, told me.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke out against two recent incidents of vandalism at Catholic churches in Queens as the New York City Police Department investigates the mid-March events as hate crimes.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2026
The criminal investigation was conducted by the department’s Public Integrity Unit, which investigates allegations of misconduct involving city officials and employees, including police officers.
—Chase Rogers, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Big horizons meet daily realities as the instinctive Moon explores your pensive 9th house and squares Jupiter in your sensible 6th house.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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Cheri Radke’s cozy fantasy debut explores impostor syndrome by way of an unusual succession crisis on the Isle of Summer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Their study examines the benefits and drawbacks of social and digital media use across the lifespan.—
Crista Marchesseault,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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