as in investigation
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
the police conducted an inquest into the case
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Cause of death is pending an inquest, but no suspicious circumstances are suspected.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
That had been a rarity in previous years, when only exceptional events were nationally broadcast, such as the 1954 hearings held to investigate the inquest into the U.S. Army led by Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
In another inquest backed by Mr. Trong, the chief executive of a health-care company, Viet A, acknowledged bribing officials for contracts to sell substandard coronavirus test kits to hospitals.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The New Yorker’s article also described hospital conditions at the time of the deaths, reporting that staff members were overworked and that sanitary conditions were poor, citing an inquest for the former claim and the testimony of a plumber for the latter one.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
That had been a rarity in previous years, when only exceptional events were nationally broadcast, such as the 1954 hearings held to investigate the inquest into the U.S. Army led by Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.
—John A. Lawrence, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
In another inquest backed by Mr. Trong, the chief executive of a health-care company, Viet A, acknowledged bribing officials for contracts to sell substandard coronavirus test kits to hospitals.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The New Yorker’s article also described hospital conditions at the time of the deaths, reporting that staff members were overworked and that sanitary conditions were poor, citing an inquest for the former claim and the testimony of a plumber for the latter one.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
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“Inquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquest. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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