Thesaurus results for INQUESTS

inquests

noun

plural of inquest

as in investigations

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 inquests The lack of rights owed to victims in particular has been repeatedly condemned by international commissions and inquests into clergy abuse that have found that the church’s judicial procedures retraumatize victims through their secrecy and opacity. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Stiles is among a number of high-profile cases, including ex-England international Jeff Astle and former Scotland centre-half Gordon McQueen, whose deaths have led to inquests directly linking their CTE to repeatedly heading a ball. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 15 July 2026 The first two inquests in Scott’s case had each lasted a single day. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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Amanda Lee Myers is a senior crime reporter who covers the death penalty, cold case investigations, breaking news for USA TODAY.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
The Homeland Security spokesperson indicated there would be more to the investigations, saying officials had identified more than 24,000 potential noncitizens who had been referred to Homeland Security Investigations.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of investigations

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Last month, his companies became the focus of two federal inquiries and a Delaware insurance regulatory review.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Cohere received an influx of new customer inquiries after the White House in June put export controls on Anthropic’s advanced AI models.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Gorky was using European traditions—Roberto Matta’s Surrealism, Picasso’s neoclassicism, Cézanne’s explorations—to make work that captured New York’s sexiness, skittishness, and force.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
The Belgian designer, who went on to thank her team members and collaborators by name, is known for her varied explorations of feminine identity.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Christner studies microorganisms that are able to survive in extremely low temperatures.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Since then, studies have found that GHK-Cu stimulates collagen production and other compounds involved in skin remodeling, triggers the growth of new blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effects.

— Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

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