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Recent Examples of investigated
Prosecutors had also investigated people who expressed sympathy with Iranian attacks on Bahrain, the ministry said.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The shooting is being investigated with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, emergency services said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
Previous studies investigated several of these features individually, but the new work attempts to reproduce the basin’s shape, crustal asymmetry, and impact direction within a single impact scenario.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Some original ticket owners are drug users who need cash quickly or undocumented people who want to avoid government attention, said Skip Garibaldi, a mathematician and former professor at Emory University and UCLA who has investigated lotteries.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Angela Onduto, 47, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 drowning death of her own daughter, posthumously named Matea Esperanza by the police agency that investigated her.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The incident was required by state law to be independently investigated and then reviewed by the State’s Attorney’s Office, according to Friday’s news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Also investigated for violations were the Kansas City, Kansas, Shawnee Mission and Topeka school districts.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The Sunday morning death of a gunshot victim at a University City hospital is being investigated as a homicide, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
—Mark Price
may 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2026
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 May 2026
The shooting is being investigated with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, emergency services said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2026
Previous studies investigated several of these features individually, but the new work attempts to reproduce the basin’s shape, crustal asymmetry, and impact direction within a single impact scenario.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Some original ticket owners are drug users who need cash quickly or undocumented people who want to avoid government attention, said Skip Garibaldi, a mathematician and former professor at Emory University and UCLA who has investigated lotteries.
—Jack Jankowski, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Angela Onduto, 47, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the 2009 drowning death of her own daughter, posthumously named Matea Esperanza by the police agency that investigated her.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
The incident was required by state law to be independently investigated and then reviewed by the State’s Attorney’s Office, according to Friday’s news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Also investigated for violations were the Kansas City, Kansas, Shawnee Mission and Topeka school districts.
—Kendrick Calfee
may 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
The Sunday morning death of a gunshot victim at a University City hospital is being investigated as a homicide, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police.
—Mark Price
may 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigated
Verb
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In a 2017 study published in Genome Biology and Evolution, researchers explored the unusual sensory adaptations that are associated with the species’ feeding behavior.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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The new work explored a different possibility.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Semafor’s editorial team then examined the strongest patterns and distilled the full analysis into the sharpest insights.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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Every year for a decade, Nelson said, independent auditors examined the union’s expenses, looking for any red flags.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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