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Recent Examples of investigative
Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The House Ethics Committee announced the findings of its investigative subcommittee on Thursday.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Overseeing the task of filling those pages is Sarah Conway, 39, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who joined the Reader as the new editor-in-chief in January.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Pat Stith, an investigative reporter who would win a Pulitzer Prize for The News & Observer in 1996, saw Kilgo in action early at The Charlotte News.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Experts say federal agents have breached policing standards without any apparent concern or investigative oversight from the administration.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Identifying dangerous offenders requires investigative work, intelligence, and coordination — capabilities ICE already possesses.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Not scoops that expire minutes later, but investigative scoops, and, crucially, scoops of ideas.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Using investigative tools, deputies identified the suspect as Courtney Janell Shaw.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The House Ethics Committee announced the findings of its investigative subcommittee on Thursday.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
Overseeing the task of filling those pages is Sarah Conway, 39, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist who joined the Reader as the new editor-in-chief in January.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Pat Stith, an investigative reporter who would win a Pulitzer Prize for The News & Observer in 1996, saw Kilgo in action early at The Charlotte News.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Experts say federal agents have breached policing standards without any apparent concern or investigative oversight from the administration.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Identifying dangerous offenders requires investigative work, intelligence, and coordination — capabilities ICE already possesses.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Not scoops that expire minutes later, but investigative scoops, and, crucially, scoops of ideas.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Using investigative tools, deputies identified the suspect as Courtney Janell Shaw.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
Adjective
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Of course, that’s an extraordinary literal reading, perhaps one not warranted by such circuitous, exploratory music.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
27 Jan. 2026
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While rumination is repetitive and emotionally sticky, mental simulation is flexible and exploratory.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What emerges is a solar market that is no longer experimental, but operational at scale, economically durable, and structurally embedded in the global energy system.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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That hope, of direct experimental confirmation, is only possible if dark matter interacts with either itself or normal matter in a way that leaves a detectable signature.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Adolescence and young adulthood are key developmental periods.—
Paul Gilbert,
Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each child and family bring distinct developmental needs, circumstances, and values.—
Amy Caruso Brown,
STAT,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This request is denied since these holes in the factual record, where defendants hold the pertinent backup evidence—should such evidence exist—are actually probative in assessing the reliability and accuracy, or lack thereof, of other representations by defendants about their actions more broadly.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Dec. 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
Adjective
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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The coroner also said the preliminary cause of death included intrauterine fetal demise caused by her injuries.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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