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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
Before Illinois ended capital punishment in 2011, this board urged reforms such as videotaping interrogations and banning executions of people with intellectual disabilities.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Seeing her fidget with the helmet during her interrogation and swinging the sword around with reckless abandon is all part of that.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 6 June 2025
In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack, the FBI said.
—Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Smith’s story is structured around the start and conclusion of his legal case, weaving around the mechanics of the legal system and an interrogation of his substance use.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Seeing her fidget with the helmet during her interrogation and swinging the sword around with reckless abandon is all part of that.
—Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 6 June 2025
In July 2024, Liu was turned away at the Detroit airport and sent back to China after changing his story during an interrogation about red plant material discovered in his backpack, the FBI said.
—Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
Smith’s story is structured around the start and conclusion of his legal case, weaving around the mechanics of the legal system and an interrogation of his substance use.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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At the end of today's hearing, Combs' defense lawyer, Teny Geragos, informed Judge Subramanian that the rapper's legal team had an hour and 15 minutes left of questioning for cross-examination.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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During questioning, Altayli denied threatening the president, according to Halk TV’s website.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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The New York Times, which first broke the news of Ryan's resignation, reported on Thursday that the Justice Department was pressuring Ryan to step down in order to resolve a civil rights inquiry into the university.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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Sustainable Beef didn't immediately reply to an inquiry for more information about the company.—
Serenah McKay,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 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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The summary gives you insight into the rigor of my firm’s research and approach to picking stocks.—
David Trainer,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Mexican immigrants living in the United States are sending less money home to relatives via remittances, according to new research.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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The evidence revealed on Wednesday can still be used in the coup probe.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2025
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The Scene Jan Jenisch became CEO of LafargeHolcim in 2017, after the world’s largest cement company had been shaken by an internal probe of its Syria operations and culture clashes stemming from the €41bn Franco-Swiss merger that created it.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
20 June 2025
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This skepticism has its own science-fiction tradition, in which space exploration follows the patterns of exploitation visible already on Earth.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
21 June 2025
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While the industry has explored stablecoins before, this exploration has previously been very peripheral: few mainstream players have touched stablecoins directly, engaging through arms-length partners, if at all.—
Daniel Webber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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However, an analysis shows there is declining use of the facility, according to officials.—
Linda Girardi,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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According to a mid-May report from Kantar, a marketing data and analysis company, supermarket shopping among Latinos was down 11.3% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same time last year.—
Sara Braun,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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The study area covers the high seas of the whole Atlantic Ocean, from 65 degrees South latitude to 65 degrees North latitude and from 90 West longitude to 25 East longitude.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Both are also Black art forms that require incredible discipline and a lifetime of study but which, when performed at their highest levels, encourage a freedom of expression that can take the audience into an ecstatic state.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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