How to Use under investigation in a Sentence

under investigation

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  • The cause is still under investigation and will be for some time.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • His statement did not say why the man on the bike was under investigation.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The young girl's cause of death is still under investigation.
    Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
  • What caused the pipe to leak in the first place remains under investigation.
    Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Metro Fire said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That Adams is under investigation has been known for some time.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The exact cause of both fires this month is still under investigation.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The cause of the blaze is still under investigation, Lacey said.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Cooper said the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The video has since been taken down and is under investigation.
    Greg Wehner , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The cause of the crash is still under investigation, police said.
    Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • At this time, the cause of the child's death remains under investigation.
    Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The cause of the fire is under investigation, the mayor said.
    Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The origins of the glasses are under investigation, as they may be linked to theft.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Mamdani said the cause of the deaths are still under investigation.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The nature of the fire is under investigation, and there have been no injuries or deaths.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The cause of the blaze, which destroyed fire trucks and much of the station, is under investigation.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
  • Police said no arrests have been made in the crash, which is still under investigation.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • No arrests have been made and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
    Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • How the person caught the virus is still under investigation.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Lawler said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The cause of death of all six cows remains unknown and under investigation.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • The cause of the fire and the blast is under investigation, Cooper said.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Frontier, in its statement, said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The cause of the fire is not known and is still under investigation, according to the release.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The crash remains under investigation, state police said, and no charges have been filed.
    Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The deaths were attributed to smoke and the cause was under investigation.
    Simina Mistreanu, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The cause of death is under investigation, the Air Force said.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
  • What started the fight that led to the shooting is under investigation.
    The Mercury News, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Priem was pronounced dead at the scene, and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2024

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