Thesaurus results for INVESTIGATIONS

investigations

noun

plural of investigation

as in inquiries

a systematic search for the truth or facts about something officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash

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Recent Examples of investigations Federal agencies coordinate enforcement The task force will coordinate criminal investigations and civil enforcement involving SI across the Justice Department. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026 Rolón has ordered three criminal investigations into the Ueno Bank crisis, including claims involving Peña and other current and former government officials, the prosecutor's office said Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026 A day after the vote, Likud submitted hundreds of testimonies to the Central Elections Committee demanding investigations and arrests. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026 Democrats in Congress were already queuing to get their shot at Musk, with possible subpoenas and investigations. — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026 Voting by noncitizens has been shown by audits and investigations to be extremely rare. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 Reid most recently served as CNN’s chief legal affairs correspondent, covering the Justice Department, major federal investigations and the Supreme Court. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 Typically, the Justice Department has adhered to a practice of avoiding taking overt investigative steps in politically sensitive investigations within 60 days of an election. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

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But that still amounts to 79 inquiries now being double-checked for a possible violation of policy.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Priority is given to churches within the archdiocese, but his office does get inquiries from Catholic churches nationwide.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of inquiries

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The measure does not specify which examinations or tests providers must use.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Bible says the remains will be reburied immediately after the examinations, adding that results from the testing could take six to nine months.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of examinations

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Academic explorations of how religious belief might influence attitudes to potential alien life are spotty at best, but that dearth of research could change.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
New explorations such as the British Library’s exhibit are providing fresh insights about the adventure-seeking woman who kept pace with the radical change in her lifetime, from 1890 to 1976.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of explorations

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Some especially busy professors might publish a dozen or more studies a year.

— TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Key Takeaways Research on drinking water and temperature involves older studies and small sample sizes, so more study is needed.

— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of studies

Noun

Now, the Serbian public is waiting to hear what will come out of a review into some of the longstanding probes after the student movement promised there will no longer be untouchable officials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Now, the Serbian public is waiting to hear what will come out of a review into some of the long-standing probes after the student movement promised there will no longer be untouchable officials.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of probes

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Melanie Challenger Melanie Challenger writes, researches, and broadcasts on the history of ideas, the history and philosophy of science, and the relationship between humans and the living world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.

— Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026

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