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as in asked
to put a question or questions to
her roommates catechized her about every detail of her first day at her new job
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as in interrogated
to put a series of questions to
applicants are rigorously catechized by the seminary's rector regarding their motives for joining the priesthood
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Community members are asked to bring their own bags.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026 -
Earlier this week, Swalwell's campaign told ABC News that Swalwell has not received any complaints and has not asked anyone to sign non-disclosure agreements.—
Diana Paulsen,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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While on the stand, Texas Ranger Job Espinoza, the lead investigator who was with Horner when Athena's body was located and interrogated him after his arrest, testified that Horner had told him Athena’s underwear was still on her body, according to FOX 4.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Geiser said the organization was made aware of reports that federal authorities interrogated Wang before his death.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Animal rights activists questioned whether the wolf could survive outside the zoo and also worried it might be killed during capture, something that happened to a puma that escaped from the same zoo in 2018.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The teen’s parents later questioned how her abuser was able to continue working with children following his arrest.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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The investigation reportedly examined additional texts from Chavez-DeRemer and her deputy chief of staff asking other staffers to purchase wine for the Cabinet secretary.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The civil society organization’s latest report examined whether reintroducing combustion into the EU ETS—a key policy mechanism for achieving the EU’s climate objectives—would cause a resurgence in landfill use across the continent.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Thiel, whose Founders Fund invested in a nuclear fuel startup and an advanced reactor company, quizzed the would-be official about deregulation and how to rapidly build more nuclear energy capacity, said sources familiar with the conversation.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Board members Anita Hanna and Christine Lensing quizzed Figueroa on why his department could not find enough teachers locally.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Catechized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechized. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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