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Recent Examples of investigates
The board investigates crashes and can make recommendations, but only the Federal Aviation Administration has the authority to mandate inspections.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Arthur also hands over Roman's backpack, which Major Crimes investigates.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The commission investigates allegations of judicial misconduct in Florida, and the state Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether Miller will be sanctioned.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
The thieves were wearing construction worker uniforms and hoods over their heads, said an investigator from the Banditry Repression Brigade, a special police unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that investigates robberies and art theft.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
The Office of Inspector General would complement the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board, or CLERB, which already investigates in-custody deaths, deputy shootings and complaints against sheriff’s deputies and probation officers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Unknown numbers are being fired at the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Lo doggedly investigates the murder, even as her fellow passengers and crew members try to quash her efforts.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Arthur also hands over Roman's backpack, which Major Crimes investigates.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
The commission investigates allegations of judicial misconduct in Florida, and the state Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether Miller will be sanctioned.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
The thieves were wearing construction worker uniforms and hoods over their heads, said an investigator from the Banditry Repression Brigade, a special police unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that investigates robberies and art theft.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2025
The Office of Inspector General would complement the Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board, or CLERB, which already investigates in-custody deaths, deputy shootings and complaints against sheriff’s deputies and probation officers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Oct. 2025
Unknown numbers are being fired at the Office for Civil Rights, which investigates complaints of discrimination at the nation’s schools and universities.
—Collin Binkley, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Lo doggedly investigates the murder, even as her fellow passengers and crew members try to quash her efforts.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Kika explores a particular collision of collapse and reinvention, observing how financial precarity and pressure can erode personal boundaries and generate unexpected forms of empowerment.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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In this video, CNN’s Isabel Rosales braves the infamous Netherworld Haunted House and explores the psychology behind our fascination with fear.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Blending genre-bending humor with social satire, the show examines modern life, dating, and identity through an inventive lens.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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The exhibition examines three decades of work, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s, roughly the first half of Ramsés’ career.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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