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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Recent Examples of inquest
The inquest was told that Campbell had weighed 124kg (19.5 stone) before his first hospital admission.
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
During the inquest over the actor's death at Avon Coroner's Court in England, it was revealed that Danan was found unresponsive, sitting on the sofa in front of the television at his home in Brislington, Bristol, after ingesting a fatal cocktail of drugs, the BBC reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 May 2025
More recently, in 2024, he was appointed head of a committee to supervise Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) in the wake of ex-chief Luis Rubiales’ departure and an inquest into corruption within the organization.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The number of treasure inquest conclusions increased by 10% (from 454 in 2023 to 500 in 2024).
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
During the inquest over the actor's death at Avon Coroner's Court in England, it was revealed that Danan was found unresponsive, sitting on the sofa in front of the television at his home in Brislington, Bristol, after ingesting a fatal cocktail of drugs, the BBC reported.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 28 May 2025
More recently, in 2024, he was appointed head of a committee to supervise Spain’s soccer federation (RFEF) in the wake of ex-chief Luis Rubiales’ departure and an inquest into corruption within the organization.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The number of treasure inquest conclusions increased by 10% (from 454 in 2023 to 500 in 2024).
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inquest
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The New York Times, which first broke the news of Ryan's resignation, reported on Thursday that the Justice Department was pressuring Ryan to step down in order to resolve a civil rights inquiry into the university.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Sustainable Beef didn't immediately reply to an inquiry for more information about the company.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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An extensive review of commercial reports and academic papers providing measures of the size of the sports industry, coupled with an examination of how other industries were sized, provided a number of helpful ideas for building a model that captured the broad expanse of the global sports industry.—
Dennis Howard,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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That hasn’t, however, extended to a deep examination of last season’s Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2025
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This skepticism has its own science-fiction tradition, in which space exploration follows the patterns of exploitation visible already on Earth.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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Musk's space exploration company is working for Starship to be a fully reusable transportation system, meaning both the rocket and vehicle can return to earth for additional missions.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Fox News Digital reached out to the study authors for comment.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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According to one 2019 study published in the journal Sleep, moms and dads can expect to experience some form of sleep deprivation for the first six years of their child's life.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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“Inquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquest. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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