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Recent Examples of investigative
Kramer was brought into the yogurt shop murders case in late 2022 to be a part of the investigative team to sort through the evidence and find DNA.
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Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Daviscourt is an investigative reporter with the Post Millennial.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In 1964, the National Police Board, together with the Swedish Police Association, launched a trial assigning women to special tasks, once again limiting their work to investigative, reconnaissance, and security patrol duties, without participation in regular uniformed service.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
These included stronger congressional oversight, a 10-year term limit for FBI directors and investigative guidelines issued by the attorney general.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
After defense attorneys raised concerns about a prosecutor's comments to a local news outlet, the misdemeanor trial for CityBeat investigative news reporter Madeline Fening was postponed until early 2026.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Early investigative reports into the incident revealed that the wing of Flight 5155 collided with the fuselage of Flight 5047.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Josh Wood is an investigative reporter who focuses on public safety and government.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Daviscourt is an investigative reporter with the Post Millennial.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
In 1964, the National Police Board, together with the Swedish Police Association, launched a trial assigning women to special tasks, once again limiting their work to investigative, reconnaissance, and security patrol duties, without participation in regular uniformed service.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
These included stronger congressional oversight, a 10-year term limit for FBI directors and investigative guidelines issued by the attorney general.
—Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
After defense attorneys raised concerns about a prosecutor's comments to a local news outlet, the misdemeanor trial for CityBeat investigative news reporter Madeline Fening was postponed until early 2026.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Early investigative reports into the incident revealed that the wing of Flight 5155 collided with the fuselage of Flight 5047.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
With Mercury and later the sun in Scorpio, your communication sector becomes supercharged, heightening your psychic receptivity and investigative nature.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Josh Wood is an investigative reporter who focuses on public safety and government.
—Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
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This was in addition to other surveys the school conducted during its exploratory process, Cruz said.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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This experimental mindset satisfies your brain’s need for action while keeping your approach to uncertainty exploratory.—
Anne-Laure Le Cunff,
Big Think,
29 Sep. 2025
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Formal equality was only achieved in 1971, when the Ministry of Justice authorized women to serve in external police duties, and the National Police Board ended the experimental program.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each choice has reinforced her role as one of fashion’s most experimental footwear allies.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lead ingestion is toxic for young children and may cause a range of serious health effects, including developmental delays and neurological damage, the CPSC said in the recall announcement.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Best Tummy Time Activity Placing your newborn on their stomach is highly recommended for hitting major developmental milestones.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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The grand jury indictment supersedes the criminal complaint and allows the criminal case to skip the preliminary hearing phase and move toward a trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In Utah, preliminary hearings can be delayed for months in cases involving serious felonies, sometimes up to a year, according to Lazaro.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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