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Recent Examples of investigates
The independent agency investigates all fatal general aviation accidents, including commercial accidents and incidents, as well as significant accidents across the various modes of transportation and pipeline accidents.
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Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Prestianni denies the allegations, and served a one-game provisional suspension for the second leg while UEFA investigates.
—Sam Joseph, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The board would be styled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates all civilian aviation accidents, along with other disasters.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
The county Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
In this week’s issue, the reporter James Verini investigates this bizarre and unsettling crime.
—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
Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Prestianni denies the allegations, and served a one-game provisional suspension for the second leg while UEFA investigates.
—Sam Joseph, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The board would be styled after the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates all civilian aviation accidents, along with other disasters.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Mar. 2026
The county Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
In this week’s issue, the reporter James Verini investigates this bizarre and unsettling crime.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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What readers are saying The conversation explores the impact of a holistic understanding of AI on students' learning experiences, with many participants emphasizing the importance of foundational skills before delving into AI.—
Rebecca Winthrop,
Washington Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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During Ocean Week, each grade level explores a different marine habitat, building ocean literacy across ponds, the seashore, sandy beaches, wetlands, kelp forest and the open ocean.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 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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