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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
Romance scams happen so frequently that the FBI has a special unit that investigates them.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The latest movie, Hannah, a baker turned amateur detective investigates the murder of a key witness in a high-profile forgery case, and the disappearance of the lead prosecutor in the case.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Agent Ammie is the Special Agent, Review Fraud Division, who investigates every single review on Liners to verify its validity and unbiasedness.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Trump has gutted the Department of Justice’s arm that investigates local departments for possible civil rights abuses.
—Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The series investigates how three successful brothers ascended in the elite world of luxury real estate and private security in Miami and New York, all while harboring an extremely dark secret.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Ava Kofman follows up on her reporting, and investigates if the children’s parents will ever be held accountable.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The video, from 2013 in the Middle East, is probably nothing more than a hot jet engine producing a diffraction pattern in the camera, said Sean Kirkpatrick, a former director of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which investigates UAP.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
The latest movie, Hannah, a baker turned amateur detective investigates the murder of a key witness in a high-profile forgery case, and the disappearance of the lead prosecutor in the case.
—Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 15 May 2026
Agent Ammie is the Special Agent, Review Fraud Division, who investigates every single review on Liners to verify its validity and unbiasedness.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Trump has gutted the Department of Justice’s arm that investigates local departments for possible civil rights abuses.
—Shoshana Walter, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The series investigates how three successful brothers ascended in the elite world of luxury real estate and private security in Miami and New York, all while harboring an extremely dark secret.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 May 2026
Ava Kofman follows up on her reporting, and investigates if the children’s parents will ever be held accountable.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The video, from 2013 in the Middle East, is probably nothing more than a hot jet engine producing a diffraction pattern in the camera, said Sean Kirkpatrick, a former director of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which investigates UAP.
—Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Conceived as a preview of the future Clore Garden set to open at Tate Britain in 2027, the project explores the relationship between art, landscape and public space.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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That film explores female vengeance and bends the idea of a period drama.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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In a 2025 study published in Personal Relationships that examines dishonesty in romantic relationships, researchers found that people most commonly described their lies as protective in nature.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Tackling a subject close to home for writer-director Marie Kreutzer, Gentle Monster examines the fallout when Philip Weiss (Laurence Rupp) — a middle-class Austrian documentary maker, father and beloved husband — is accused of watching, distributing and maybe even making child pornography.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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