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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox grapples with innocence and interrogation as her life is permanently altered.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Begun as an interrogation of evil, the bio climaxes in farce.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
Press conferences meant to revolve around team selection and fitness levels instead became a blur of interrogations of players over the ongoing Rubiales’ scandal and their opinions on it.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 July 2025
How to ask proper questions in the interview, how to transition to interrogation, how to elicit the truth.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Begun as an interrogation of evil, the bio climaxes in farce.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 29 July 2025
Press conferences meant to revolve around team selection and fitness levels instead became a blur of interrogations of players over the ongoing Rubiales’ scandal and their opinions on it.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 July 2025
How to ask proper questions in the interview, how to transition to interrogation, how to elicit the truth.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Accuracy depends on prompt specificity, contextual clarity, iterative questioning, and critical evaluation of ChatGPT responses.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That phrase, repeated throughout interviews with air traffic controllers, staff, and even pilots, became a central focus of the National Transportation Safety Board’s questioning.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
31 July 2025
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The department is currently gathering information, Yates said, but will not begin an official inquiry until after the teenager’s Aug. 28 juvenile court appearance.—
Caroline Neal,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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Eagle Hills Elementary did not answer the Statesman’s questions, directing inquiries to the school district.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Aug. 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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That money needs to be going toward core medical and scientific research.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Aug. 2025
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According to both Beavers and Haines, a picture is emerging of weighted vests as a potentially useful tool for benefits like weight loss and bone density—but more research is necessary to know for sure.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
14 Aug. 2025
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The data collected by the probe could, says Bambi, alter scientists’ understanding of general relativity and the rules of physics.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The internal company probe found that the woman’s ride started at 8:53 p.m. the previous evening, with her destination being a house about 22 minutes away.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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Dig deeper past Kelley's clear-headedness and desire for sonic exploration and another, more broadly relatable value to his new music emerges.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The demo essentially consisted of three core elements: combat against basic enemies, some light puzzle solving and exploration, and then a big boss fight.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Democratic-leaning states will feel more of the impact of sweeping Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a new analysis by Oxford Economics.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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According to the foundation's analysis, the legislation will reduce federal taxes on average for individual taxpayers in every state.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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But the study also claims London lags behind other cities, such as Singapore and Copenhagen, in its adaptation financing efforts.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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In the study, people started out at 6 mg, then increased to 12 mg four weeks later, then to the maintenance dose of 36 mg four weeks after that.—
Alice Park,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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