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Recent Examples of inquest Coroner Leslie Hamilton ruled the death a suicide during an inquest held on Thursday, the outlet reported. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Rosie Roche, a cousin of Prince William and Prince Harry, was found dead at her family's home alongside a firearm, a coroner's inquest heard. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Investigators may need to conduct forensic or criminal inquests to determine the cause of deaths and evaluate any liability. ABC News, 7 July 2025 An inquest into their death has been adjourned until June. Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inquest
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Noun
  • As part of the investigation, the FA leant on analysis of the four suspicious matches provided by Stats Perform Integrity Services (SPIS), which is a division of data company Stats Perform.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the Homeland Security Investigations Task Force, other agencies involved in the investigation were the Fayetteville, Eureka Springs, Harrison, Springdale and Berryville police departments, according to the release.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Panouses regularly fields inquiries from investors, scammers and people in need, all trying to reach his clients.
    Safiyah Riddle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Cape Fear series adaptation — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • New technologies are always up for examination before becoming routine, said Nathan Lents, a professor of biology at the City University of New York’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Elena Bianca Zagari Un Mondo Proprio (A World of One's Own) grew out of my long-term exploration of women's identities in Naples, the city where I was born.
    Vogue, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Known for its reliability and resilience, Canada Goose has supported on- and off-screen roles in some of the planet’s most extreme locations, empowering exploration of all kinds, both behind the scenes and front of the lens.
    Steven Huizar, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dairy Some studies show a link between dairy consumption and a higher prostate cancer risk.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The National Natural Science Foundation of China, responsible for funding 32 studies cited in the rebuttal document, is directly overseen by the Chinese government and has its leadership appointed by the CCP.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Inquest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquest. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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