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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
Garcia deferred many of the reporters' questions to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency that investigates civil transportation accidents, which quickly dispatched a go-team to New York.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
That number is an almost certain undercount as the medical examiner generally only investigates those who die outside.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights investigates thousands of discrimination complaints each year, about a third of which are disability-related.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Sign up for Work in Progress, a newsletter where Rogé Karma investigates the mysteries of a complicated economy.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
That number is an almost certain undercount as the medical examiner generally only investigates those who die outside.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights investigates thousands of discrimination complaints each year, about a third of which are disability-related.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Sign up for Work in Progress, a newsletter where Rogé Karma investigates the mysteries of a complicated economy.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Arriving from Random House on September 22, Steinem’s latest book explores how a curious kid from Toledo, Ohio, became one of the world’s most influential activists.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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Premiering on May 9, the four-part show (which Kim also executive produced) explores how South Korea influences the globe, driving trends in music, food, beauty, TV and such films as Kpop Demon Hunters, for which Kim voiced the role of Healer Han.—
Degen Pener,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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Amid all the admiring, even nostalgic, books and films commemorating America’s revolutionary beginnings in the lead-up to our country’s 250th birthday, Ellis’ book examines the underside of that time, specifically the failure to end slavery, and the failure to avoid Indian removal.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The film re-examines footage from a 1996 film by a Swedish journalist, who ventured deep into the Amazon to meet the Korubo tribe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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