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to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigated
Chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's unexpected death is being investigated as a possible suicide or drug overdose, according to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department incident report, People reported.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But measles counts continue to grow in the US, and ongoing outbreaks in multiple states — including one on the border of Arizona and Utah and one in South Carolina — are being investigated for possible connections to the Texas outbreak.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The cause is, however, still being investigated.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Marks and others around the league believe that the Hornets knew Rozier was being investigated by the NBA based on the notion that teams would generally know when one of their players is being investigated.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
In real life, Ed and Lorraine investigated the Enfield poltergeist at the center of the storyline in The Conjuring 2, but their involvement in the investigation of that case was inflated for the plot of the movie.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The shooting is being investigated by the Kansas City Police Department.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Voter list maintenance legislation picked up steam during the 2020 election, during which dozens of claims of fraudulent voting were investigated and dismissed.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Officials have not released any comments about the nature of the conduct being investigated.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But measles counts continue to grow in the US, and ongoing outbreaks in multiple states — including one on the border of Arizona and Utah and one in South Carolina — are being investigated for possible connections to the Texas outbreak.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
The cause is, however, still being investigated.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Marks and others around the league believe that the Hornets knew Rozier was being investigated by the NBA based on the notion that teams would generally know when one of their players is being investigated.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
In real life, Ed and Lorraine investigated the Enfield poltergeist at the center of the storyline in The Conjuring 2, but their involvement in the investigation of that case was inflated for the plot of the movie.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
The shooting is being investigated by the Kansas City Police Department.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Voter list maintenance legislation picked up steam during the 2020 election, during which dozens of claims of fraudulent voting were investigated and dismissed.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Officials have not released any comments about the nature of the conduct being investigated.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigated
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This interplay between exploration and espionage continues today, even when the surface of the world has been almost completely explored.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The couple explored waterways in Britain and abroad while Scales grappled with her dementia.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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According to a recent documentary, police have examined whether Revak might have been connected to as many as five different homicides over a 14-year span, including the disappearance of Huisentruit.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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For instance, the team examined SIRT1, a post-translational regulator linked to inflammation and cancer.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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