as in explores
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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
Around 4,200 tonnes of textile waste were found, according to OLAF, which investigates fraud against the EU budget.
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Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The accusations this time center on the department’s Professional Standards Bureau, which investigates reports of misconduct.
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Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies in on-duty shootings.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
In addition to reckoning with conspicuous consumption, my novel also investigates what life looks like for the Anderson women when the perennially absent Alan becomes an always-there man.
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Courtney Maum,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The office investigates complaints filed by students, parents and advocacy groups alleging civil rights violations at schools, colleges and universities that receive federal money.
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Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The Office for Civil Rights, which has been thinned by mass layoffs, investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.
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Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Roy Stephen Canivel,
Footwear News,
26 June 2026
To understand why men might have adopted a clothing system that prioritized plainness and conformity over color and change, this book investigates the gradual crystallization of this civic uniform of masculinity.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
The accusations this time center on the department’s Professional Standards Bureau, which investigates reports of misconduct.
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Rafael Carranza,
ProPublica,
25 June 2026
The Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation under a reciprocal agreement with San Diego police, so neither department investigates its own officers or deputies in on-duty shootings.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2026
In addition to reckoning with conspicuous consumption, my novel also investigates what life looks like for the Anderson women when the perennially absent Alan becomes an always-there man.
—
Courtney Maum,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
The office investigates complaints filed by students, parents and advocacy groups alleging civil rights violations at schools, colleges and universities that receive federal money.
—
Alia Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
The Office for Civil Rights, which has been thinned by mass layoffs, investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.
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Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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The picture book explores the MVP’s journey to stardom and his drive to never give up.
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Running through the summer, the show explores the science of how living things (human or otherwise) might breathe, eat and work in extreme conditions beyond Earth.
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Mathias Fuelling examines the impact of Vasily Grossman’s writing, in the Soviet Union and beyond.
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Commissioned in 2023, the Alameda County Reparations Commission’s report examines the historical and ongoing effects of racial discrimination against the Black population.
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