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experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Recent Examples of investigates
The musical does not have Monday evening performances, but in his press conference, Simms said the building will remain out of service pending repairs as the Department of Buildings investigates.
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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
The other entity that investigates and issues recalls on autonomous vehicles is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The agency also investigates crimes associated with elder abuse.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Officials said the deputy is on standard administrative leave while the Oakland County Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division, which investigates the city's most high-profile cases, is handling the investigation.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Gates Foundation investigates ties to Epstein.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), which investigates complaints about the NHS, determined that a local health body was denying women, but not men, funding for sterilization.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
The other entity that investigates and issues recalls on autonomous vehicles is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
The agency also investigates crimes associated with elder abuse.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Officials said the deputy is on standard administrative leave while the Oakland County Sheriff's Office investigates the shooting.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery-Homicide Division, which investigates the city's most high-profile cases, is handling the investigation.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
Gates Foundation investigates ties to Epstein.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigates
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Martel explores the killing not as an isolated event in her country’s recent past but as part of a long history of dispossession.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Almodovar, known for his deeply personal work, explores artistic creation by following a film director working on a script, along with a woman named Elsa who heads out on a trip after her mother dies.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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The show, which opens to the public May 10, examines the relationship between fashion, art and the body, giving the weekend’s pre-parties their usual mix of celebrity dressing, designer visibility and red carpet prelude.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 May 2026
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In her very long and very twisty new novel, the author examines a Depression-era sterilization law in Mississippi, thereby connecting three white female characters.—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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“Investigates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigates. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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