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 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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When these systems are under-resourced, investigations become more difficult, delaying interventions that protect the public.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
The Department of Justice has said repeatedly since the disclosure of the Epstein files that there are no credible allegations or evidence that would lead to new federal criminal investigations.

— Lauren Peller, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of investigations

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The commissioner showed up to field inquiries about what is a deeply unpleasant and unpopular labor battle with a party line of doing it all for the fans.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Chances are, 90% of inquiries your community management squad handles can be boiled down to a two-pager FAQ.

— Andrey Insarov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of inquiries

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Pradhan, the education minister, accused protesters of working against the country’s interests and said the government had resolved the crisis by ordering fresh examinations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Examples include missing employee dates of birth, incomplete Section 2 document information, missing employer representative information, deficiencies involving remote document examinations, and certain electronic Form I-9 system failures.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of examinations

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Yet while some of the poem’s colorful explorations are lost, Odysseus’s consistent anguish lends the movie a satisfying thematic coherence.

— Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026
The horizontal orientation of the home’s large terraces (which are enclosed by parapets) recalls two of Wright’s prior residential architecture explorations.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

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