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a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash
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Recent Examples of investigations
Still, fraud investigations are likely to remain in the headlines, presenting a lasting vulnerability for the governor, Schier said.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Broadcast regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, Chair Brendan Carr threatened investigations and license reviews at ABC over the remarks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
One of her investigations led to a new state law in Virginia.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Ivy League schools Columbia University, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania reached agreements to resolve federal investigations.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Bianco posted on social media in response to an article about relatives asking for outside investigations of each jail death.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
And Carr has launched formal investigations of all of the nation's major broadcast networks, including NPR.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The homicide investigations are the fourth and fifth this year by Antioch police.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
Broadcast regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, Chair Brendan Carr threatened investigations and license reviews at ABC over the remarks.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
One of her investigations led to a new state law in Virginia.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Ivy League schools Columbia University, Brown University, and the University of Pennsylvania reached agreements to resolve federal investigations.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Bianco posted on social media in response to an article about relatives asking for outside investigations of each jail death.
—Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
And Carr has launched formal investigations of all of the nation's major broadcast networks, including NPR.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The homicide investigations are the fourth and fifth this year by Antioch police.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
The hashtag campaigns gained traction on TikTok and Reddit, leading to calls for asset investigations, anti-corruption reforms and even transferring the assets of the wealthy to public ownership.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigations
Noun
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Service organizations are seeing agents query records, answer questions, summarize cases, and increasingly resolve customer inquiries on their own.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The organization has also reported more than 37,000 inquiries from individuals seeking to launch new campus chapters.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Jennings left one snap into the fourth quarter, and examinations this past week reportedly revealed no significant damage to his left shoulder.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Further examinations by team doctors showed nothing serious and Glasow was cleared to pitch Monday.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Shows with women protagonists and nuanced explorations of their personal and professional lives reflect her wit, irreverence, and commitment to social justice.—
Time,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many important explorations are worth considering regarding AI persona vectors.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that would seem to likely even out across all people and studies.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many studies have been performed on animals or have involved apple supplements rather than whole fruit.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Justice Department has yet to announce any probes into the matter.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following close behind are El Salvador, Mexico and Guatemala and Argentina, each of which has five former presidents either facing or having faced criminal probes.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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