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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
During the interrogation, Walton said one of the males with her had shot Rosas-Rosales, a statement that lined up with Alvarado’s description of a male killing his friend.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Federal agents subjected them to interrogations and even incarceration.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
During his tenure, Jennings has: Effectively fired four officers and a supervisor who knew Harold Easter had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop in January 2020 but failed to render any aid, instead leaving him alone in an interrogation room for more than 10 minutes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
The film is also an introspective interrogation of Cruise's stardom, confronting its main character with uncomfortable realities: his world is artificial, insulated, and fleeting, and his multimillion-dollar good looks could disappear in an instant.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Federal agents subjected them to interrogations and even incarceration.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
During his tenure, Jennings has: Effectively fired four officers and a supervisor who knew Harold Easter had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop in January 2020 but failed to render any aid, instead leaving him alone in an interrogation room for more than 10 minutes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
The film is also an introspective interrogation of Cruise's stardom, confronting its main character with uncomfortable realities: his world is artificial, insulated, and fleeting, and his multimillion-dollar good looks could disappear in an instant.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Taylor Advising said its questioning for community feedback will help shape that identity.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
24 July 2025
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Today’s shoppers are more value-driven, more cautious, and more questioning.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The State's Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to an inquiry about whether McNeil's video had factored into its decision not to charge Bowers.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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But over the past five years he’s been considerably more hazy about the release of the Epstein tapes, waving off any inquiries about their whereabouts.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 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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Led by Katherine Christensen, assistant marketing professor at Indiana University, the research asked whether feeling a stronger connection to one’s future self would encourage more retirement saving.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Dry eyes affect millions of people each year, and research suggests the condition is on the rise.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
21 July 2025
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The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into the shooting and will present its findings to the Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office to decide what charges to file against the suspect, according to officials.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
27 July 2025
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI concluded its probe earlier this month, finding that Epstein didn’t have a client list that would connect his crimes to anyone else.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
24 July 2025
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From France, Chichin’s work is an exploration of urban parks that create natural refuges in the heart of cities, reframing them as spaces of resistance and wonder.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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But Oppenheimer is a talky period piece, an exploration of a man and his mind, with only a flash-forward warning about doomsday tacked on to the ending.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Ninety-one of the 100 school districts that receive the most money from four frozen grant programs are in Republican congressional districts, according to an analysis from New America, a left-leaning think tank.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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An analysis by The Tennessean found the statistics were taken nearly verbatim from a post on a book review website that allows users to report and catalog books considered to be explicit for children.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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The university says faculty members will have their opportunity to comment. Oct. 2 — Thirty Texas A&M University faculty members unanimously vote to oppose the inactivation request for LGBTQ+ studies.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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One study found a significant reduction in the stress hormone cortisol when participants did value affirmations before a stressful task.—
Amy Sterling,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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