as in explores
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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
At a news conference Sunday, Schumer had urged that the company halt all flights while the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates the crash.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
In the movie Glass Onion (spoiler alert), a detective investigates a case involving a billionaire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
At a news conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the deadly crash.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The film investigates the silent epidemic of CRSV in Ukraine, a subject long shrouded in stigma.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration under the Department of Transportation regulates civilian aviation, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigates all major civil aviation accidents.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The exhibition also investigates the meanings of the women's bodies, with Ruggieri's sofa sculpture Colombra (1990) or Jürgenssen's photographs in which her hands seem to mutate into different figures and a starry sky through shadows and light.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Variety investigates all the changes.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The funny thing is that this ambitious study of an ex-cop (James Badge Dale) who investigates a missing girl has already started to develop a cult following of its own.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
In the movie Glass Onion (spoiler alert), a detective investigates a case involving a billionaire.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
At a news conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the deadly crash.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The film investigates the silent epidemic of CRSV in Ukraine, a subject long shrouded in stigma.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
The Federal Aviation Administration under the Department of Transportation regulates civilian aviation, but the National Transportation Safety Board investigates all major civil aviation accidents.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The exhibition also investigates the meanings of the women's bodies, with Ruggieri's sofa sculpture Colombra (1990) or Jürgenssen's photographs in which her hands seem to mutate into different figures and a starry sky through shadows and light.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
Variety investigates all the changes.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The funny thing is that this ambitious study of an ex-cop (James Badge Dale) who investigates a missing girl has already started to develop a cult following of its own.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Looking ahead, Danish sees the innovative casting in Last Call as part of a larger theater movement that challenges traditional norms and explores fresh creative approaches.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Life After Life Club in an Orange County retirement community explores trance channeling, the power of animal communication and near-death experiences.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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This article examines several recent key developments in digital service taxation.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The concept of surveillance capitalism examines how tech companies use personal data to predict and manipulate consumer behavior for profit.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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