as in to explore
to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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The California Public Utilities Commission also is investigating.
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Producers include Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong from See it Now Studios, Alex Gibney, Brad Hebert and Ahmad Sharifi for Jigsaw Productions (Gibney’s Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side investigated torture and interrogation tactics used by the American military in Afghanistan).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting, Helmick said.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The case was investigated by the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations; the DEA’s Hartford Diversion Control Division; and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Drug Control Division, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
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Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Producers include Susan Zirinsky and Terence Wrong from See it Now Studios, Alex Gibney, Brad Hebert and Ahmad Sharifi for Jigsaw Productions (Gibney’s Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side investigated torture and interrogation tactics used by the American military in Afghanistan).
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting, Helmick said.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
The case was investigated by the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations; the DEA’s Hartford Diversion Control Division; and the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Drug Control Division, authorities said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2025
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Although initial safety profiles are encouraging and side effects manageable, ongoing studies are exploring methods to reduce or eliminate immune suppression, such as gene editing and immune cloaking techniques.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The story draws on forecasting research to explore how emerging AI could plausibly reshape policing and justice.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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Last year, the FAA's leadership under the Biden administration established a committee to examine the shortcomings of Part 450.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
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This would allow the team to examine offset sediment layers and date past quakes, providing a clearer picture of the fault's recurrence rate.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Investigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigate. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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