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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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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Canales — who had previously dealt with NFLPA practice inquiries in the past during his time in Seattle — would not get into the specifics of the inquiry.

— Mike Kaye July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
His spokesperson would not say if that plan is still under consideration for future school years, despite multiple inquiries by the Daily News.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 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

Noun

Examples range from new film reviews on *Filmspotting* to historical explorations like *Verbal Diorama* on *Die Hard*, and niche genres such as *Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*.

— Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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

Definition of explorations

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Adler said studies show that when one partner strangles another, the likelihood of a victim being killed by that partner goes up 750%.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
Recent clinical studies involving pig kidneys have demonstrated that such organs can function inside human recipients, marking a major milestone for xenotransplantation.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

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