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Recent Examples of investigative
Turkey arrests journalist on insult claim ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested investigative journalist Alican Uludag, charging him with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a series of social media posts.
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Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Similarly, Forensic Accountants are seeing a surge in demand as organizations confront sophisticated, cross-border fraud schemes that leverage AI and require investigative judgment no machine can replicate.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The case had been before an appeals court, which instructed an investigative judge to wait until the officials left office before summoning them for questioning.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
This story is part of an investigative series examining patient care in North Carolina.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Avalanche experts with the Sierra Avalanche Center were also working on an investigative report to try to understand the factors that contributed to the tragedy.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Epstein files and a potential retreat The real‑estate move comes as millions of pages of investigative files related to Epstein have reignited questions about Gates’ past meetings with the disgraced financier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The next step is to do old-fashioned investigative work to eliminate some people as potential DNA sources and to home in on others.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Moore also noted that investigative genetic genealogy can be slowed due to law enforcement’s limited access to DNA profiles.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Similarly, Forensic Accountants are seeing a surge in demand as organizations confront sophisticated, cross-border fraud schemes that leverage AI and require investigative judgment no machine can replicate.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The case had been before an appeals court, which instructed an investigative judge to wait until the officials left office before summoning them for questioning.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
This story is part of an investigative series examining patient care in North Carolina.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 20, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
Avalanche experts with the Sierra Avalanche Center were also working on an investigative report to try to understand the factors that contributed to the tragedy.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Epstein files and a potential retreat The real‑estate move comes as millions of pages of investigative files related to Epstein have reignited questions about Gates’ past meetings with the disgraced financier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The next step is to do old-fashioned investigative work to eliminate some people as potential DNA sources and to home in on others.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
Moore also noted that investigative genetic genealogy can be slowed due to law enforcement’s limited access to DNA profiles.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
Adjective
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The sketch plan is exploratory, a Northwood Office spokesperson said, and declined to provide additional comment.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Feb. 2026
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To confirm that your potatoes are ready for harvest, do a little exploratory digging and check the skin.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With house‑inspired production and a darker, more experimental sound, the mini-album — which sold more than half a million copies in four days — hinted at the group’s creative ambition.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Launched in May 2025, Jan Janz represents a new chapter for the hotel with an experimental fusion cuisine of Asian flavors spearheaded by their Filipino head chef.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If their offensive flow collapses without his secondary playmaking, that’s a developmental gap.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Today, therapy is framed less as a last resort and more as a developmental support.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 Feb. 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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The data are preliminary and may change over time as more reports are received.—
Koko Nakajima,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In January, after a six-day preliminary hearing, a Superior Court judge found there was sufficient evidence for the case against Price to go to trial.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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