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Recent Examples of investigated
Multiple federal prosecutors and the FBI investigated the military case regarding Venezuela.
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Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Two federal sources confirmed to The Times that the document was being investigated by the FBI.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
And would the president appear — as others have at past WHCDs — to hand out awards to journalists who have done work that investigated him or the White House or revealed unsavory things about his time in it?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles allegations about Dains A third-party law firm investigated the complaints lodged in mid-2023 to early 2024 against Dains in Los Angeles and corroborated many of the findings.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Traffic on the southbound side of the bridge was suspended for several hours as cops investigated the crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Overland Park police said in a post on X late Thursday that southbound I-35 was closed while the fatal crash was being investigated.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The State's Attorney's Office argued the McDonald case was a completely different situation than what the coalition wants investigated in regards to Operation Midway Blitz.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Last year at this time, OPD had investigated 26 homicides.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
Two federal sources confirmed to The Times that the document was being investigated by the FBI.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
And would the president appear — as others have at past WHCDs — to hand out awards to journalists who have done work that investigated him or the White House or revealed unsavory things about his time in it?
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles allegations about Dains A third-party law firm investigated the complaints lodged in mid-2023 to early 2024 against Dains in Los Angeles and corroborated many of the findings.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Traffic on the southbound side of the bridge was suspended for several hours as cops investigated the crash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Overland Park police said in a post on X late Thursday that southbound I-35 was closed while the fatal crash was being investigated.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The State's Attorney's Office argued the McDonald case was a completely different situation than what the coalition wants investigated in regards to Operation Midway Blitz.
—Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Last year at this time, OPD had investigated 26 homicides.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigated
Verb
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From rustically beautiful islands to villages best explored on a bike, here is where—and how—to vacation like the French this summer.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Multiple teams explored the possibility of acquiring Greenard from Minnesota and giving him a new deal.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Edens, a professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, testified about studies he’s been involved in that examined whether experts accurately predicted future violence by defendants believed to be a threat.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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The authors looked at all sizes of flooding and examined separately what FEMA considers the most extreme, which are the top 1% of events.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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