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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
In this week’s issue, the reporter James Verini investigates this bizarre and unsettling crime.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, Hunter College President Nancy Cantor updated that Friedman, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been placed on leave while the school investigates the incident.
—Jeana Fermi, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Set in the 1990s, the film centers on a young FBI agent (Maika Monroe) who investigates a series of disturbing murders connected by highly specific commonalities.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
The inspector general investigates all use of deadly force cases by law enforcement and all in-custody deaths.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The names of the suspect and the deputy, who was placed on administrative leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the shooting, have not been released.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The move appears to be based on a 2020 National Labor Relations Board decision that the independent federal agency that investigates unfair labor practices does not have jurisdiction over faculty at religious schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
David Remnick, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
The work investigates the structural and morphological stability of a state-of-the-art polymeric acceptor (PMA) PY-IT through a range of light-soaking and thermal relaxation measurements.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Feb. 2026
On Wednesday, Hunter College President Nancy Cantor updated that Friedman, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been placed on leave while the school investigates the incident.
—Jeana Fermi, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Set in the 1990s, the film centers on a young FBI agent (Maika Monroe) who investigates a series of disturbing murders connected by highly specific commonalities.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
The inspector general investigates all use of deadly force cases by law enforcement and all in-custody deaths.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
The names of the suspect and the deputy, who was placed on administrative leave while the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates the shooting, have not been released.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
The move appears to be based on a 2020 National Labor Relations Board decision that the independent federal agency that investigates unfair labor practices does not have jurisdiction over faculty at religious schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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On Translation Loubna Mrie explores the intersections of family, faith and national history in Assad’s Syria.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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The film explores themes of migration, identity and the search for freedom.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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The series examines the exhilarating lives of local and international professional players both on and off the field.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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This report from Bleeping Computer examines these issues in detail.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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