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Recent Examples of investigative
Ramsey, who has criticized the Boulder Police Department's efforts to solve the Christmastime slaying, has offered to fundraise to pay for investigative genetic genealogy, a newer technology that’s been used to solve high-profile cold cases such as the Golden State Killer.
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Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Gina Barton is an investigative reporter at USA TODAY.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Yum Yum is marginal to the investigative action, but affectionate and pretty.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to a deep-dive investigative piece on the case published in The Cut, Kendra was hiding much more from her family than just her horrifying role as her own daughter’s catfish.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
For months, multiple media outlets, including this organization, have sought an estimate of the total cost of the removal efforts to taxpayers, including legal fees, investigative costs, and other related expenses.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The Herald’s investigative series led prosecutors in New York to take a look at the case.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Read part 1 of our investigative series into busing.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Louis Casiano , Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Gina Barton is an investigative reporter at USA TODAY.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Yum Yum is marginal to the investigative action, but affectionate and pretty.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
According to the district attorney, an investigative genealogist with the Columbus Police Department traced the man’s DNA and identified McNulty as a potential suspect.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
According to a deep-dive investigative piece on the case published in The Cut, Kendra was hiding much more from her family than just her horrifying role as her own daughter’s catfish.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
For months, multiple media outlets, including this organization, have sought an estimate of the total cost of the removal efforts to taxpayers, including legal fees, investigative costs, and other related expenses.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The Herald’s investigative series led prosecutors in New York to take a look at the case.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Read part 1 of our investigative series into busing.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
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Later this month, the Television Academy will start the exploratory talks on whether to simply continue the wheel — which has been in place since 1995 — or do something completely different.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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This theory posits that positive emotions, such as happiness, broaden an individual’s awareness and emotional repertoire, encouraging novel and exploratory thoughts and actions.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The experimental setup handled thousands of transactions among up to 1,800 parties, just a fraction of the scale in real clearinghouses but enough to show how future versions of the hardware could make a difference.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Since its opening in mid-June, the experimental project has driven a 25 percent increase in total sales across the West Nanjing Road thoroughfare.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Compared to elementary students, middle schoolers generally experienced more academic demands, higher emotional volatility, and suffered more losses regarding developmental/social milestones.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Dogs undergo a critical developmental period between 3 and 16 weeks of age.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps there is no more probative example of this when the current president would not rule out using American military force to take Greenland and/or the Panama Canal.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
29 Jan. 2025
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Weinstein's lawyers argued before the trial that use of such testimony is more prejudicial than probative, but the judge who presided over the trial decided to allow it following a secret hearing.—
Maria Puente,
USA TODAY,
2 June 2022
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Connor, per the preliminary PFF data that will be reviewed, was targeted five times.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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The two allies agreed on the deal in July but Japanese officials discovered days later the preliminary deal had added 15% on existing rates and objected.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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