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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
The series features new prison interviews with both Adamcik and Draper, rare police interrogation footage, and explores the impact on Cassie’s family and the killers’ parents.
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
El Helicoide, a massive concrete structure in Caracas shaped like a three-sided pyramid, is owned by the Venezuelan state and has long been used by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service as a detention and interrogation facility for common and political prisoners.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
As the interrogation unfolds, Dave’s belief that he was framed by the State begins to unravel, blurring the line between truth, obsession and self-deception.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Namely, the interrogation of tailoring, playing with transitional turning points that makes for outsize shapes and subversive silhouettes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
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Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
El Helicoide, a massive concrete structure in Caracas shaped like a three-sided pyramid, is owned by the Venezuelan state and has long been used by the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service as a detention and interrogation facility for common and political prisoners.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
As the interrogation unfolds, Dave’s belief that he was framed by the State begins to unravel, blurring the line between truth, obsession and self-deception.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
Namely, the interrogation of tailoring, playing with transitional turning points that makes for outsize shapes and subversive silhouettes.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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The person of interest detained for questioning was later released.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
12 Feb. 2026
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Earlier this week, a person was detained for questioning but that person was later released.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2026
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As the investigation into Guthrie's abduction widens its scope, authorities have now increased the reward for public tips on the case to $102,500.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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When asked if other people at the coalition or the county are suspected of further wrongdoing, Stephan said only that the investigation is ongoing.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The backstory Founded in 1941 by British mystic Edwin John Dingle—better known as Ding Le Mei—the Mentalphysics Spiritual Teaching and Retreat Center was conceived as a sanctuary for spiritual inquiry and mental well-being.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Then came the unprecedented announcement last week that Buckingham Palace was ready to cooperate in the event of a police inquiry into Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Epstein.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Most are evasive, a few are obsequious, many are defiant, a few are enraged, and all appear to feel their lives slipping away under the seemingly boundless force of judicial inquisition.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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With that and a few more inquisitions from Farley, Webster opened up about his life story, starting with living in his van for two years.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Videos of the shooting have spread online and appear to show Good, 37, being told to get out of her car, with one agent walking and prying at the door handle.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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That was what led the princess to send her staff away and sneak the BBC crew in for the interview, isolating herself in the face of Bashir’s prying questions.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Wednesday’s game was Minnesota’s Pink Game to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research and treatment.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
19 Feb. 2026
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Links can be seen between the popularity of K-beauty – a sector estimated by research firm Mintel to be worth more than $90 billion – and the rise of Korean culture internationally.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The investigations come amid another federal probe into whether two ICE officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
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Beacons are used in conjunction with probes to pinpoint those buried and shovels to dig them out.—
Ramon Padilla,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The wreck is in the same area where the founder of the exploration organization died in June 2024.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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What unfolds is a gripping exploration of identity, privilege and devotion.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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