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Recent Examples of investigates
The confirmation of drones over Germany comes as NATO's Denmark investigates a wave of drone disruption to its airports that officials have characterized as a hybrid attack, and coincides with Estonian, Polish, and Romanian accusations against Russia of serious airspace incursions.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The eight-part thriller centers on Lisbon detective Pilar Benamor, who investigates the murders of two teenagers while battling her own traumas.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
But the most fascinating story this year investigates the role of human error in accidents.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
As is protocol, the homicide unit investigates all in-custody deaths.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
After the Herald published a series of investigative articles detailing how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the state agency that investigates fatal boating accidents, never interviewed key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reopened the case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Fox investigates criminal activity in small-town Edgewater, while also having to deal with her ex-con father, as well as a mysterious occurrence that involves Fox’s wayward daughter.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
But financial irregularities — which appear to be a factor in both companies’ struggles, as the Justice Department reportedly investigates Tricolor and Deloitte does triage on First Brands’ accounting — tend to be a bad sign for the economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
The eight-part thriller centers on Lisbon detective Pilar Benamor, who investigates the murders of two teenagers while battling her own traumas.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
But the most fascinating story this year investigates the role of human error in accidents.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
As is protocol, the homicide unit investigates all in-custody deaths.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
After the Herald published a series of investigative articles detailing how the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the state agency that investigates fatal boating accidents, never interviewed key eyewitnesses, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office reopened the case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Fox investigates criminal activity in small-town Edgewater, while also having to deal with her ex-con father, as well as a mysterious occurrence that involves Fox’s wayward daughter.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
But financial irregularities — which appear to be a factor in both companies’ struggles, as the Justice Department reportedly investigates Tricolor and Deloitte does triage on First Brands’ accounting — tend to be a bad sign for the economy.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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The tour explores the history of the block, which includes major fires and a deadly tornado in the 1800s.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The production — performed in French by a Senegalese cast — explores themes of colonial dominance, language, and identity, resonating for many in the west African country after years of French colonial rule and the marginalization of local languages such as Wolof.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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With surreal flourishes and bursts of absurdity, filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler casts a beguiling, dreamlike spell that delicately examines motherhood, class and identity.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
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Du Feng’s documentary examines modern courtship through the lens of China’s dating culture, where a significant gender imbalance has created intense competition among bachelors seeking relationships.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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