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Recent Examples of investigative
According to campaign materials, Towers is running on a platform of changing investigative processes for officer misconduct, and developing systems for community oversight, among other issues.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The Florida Highway Patrol requested assistance from the Boca Raton Police Department and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, with BSO now serving as the lead investigative agency.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
However, this requirement can be waived if showing the plates would interfere with investigative, law enforcement, intelligence, or security operations.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Shiki is a stylish investigative horror series, a neo-noir procedural filtered through the lens of contemporary anime.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Jayme Fraser is an investigative data reporter at USA TODAY.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Flowers founded Season of Justice in 2020, a nonprofit organization that has assisted in 152 cases and is dedicated to providing funding to investigative agencies and families to help solve cold cases.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
This story is part of Fox News Digital’s investigative series Campus Radicals.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
The Florida Highway Patrol requested assistance from the Boca Raton Police Department and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, with BSO now serving as the lead investigative agency.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
However, this requirement can be waived if showing the plates would interfere with investigative, law enforcement, intelligence, or security operations.
—NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Shiki is a stylish investigative horror series, a neo-noir procedural filtered through the lens of contemporary anime.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Jayme Fraser is an investigative data reporter at USA TODAY.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
In 2020, Flowers founded Season of Justice in 2020, a nonprofit organization that has assisted in 152 cases and is dedicated to providing funding to investigative agencies and families to help solve cold cases.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
This story is part of Fox News Digital’s investigative series Campus Radicals.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for investigative
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Over a year later, that work, curated by Sherman, is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York as an exploratory show around pregnancy and parenthood, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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This allows Ukrainian soldiers to conduct bold exploratory missions deep into the territory now controlled by Russia while not worrying about losing their Starlink signal.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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On Friday, the experimental singer released her third LP, Heroina — an ode to femininity that features collaborations with Karol G, Kenia Os, Pabllo Vittar, and Tokischa.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Shenzhou 21 is also carrying six types of experimental samples and four black mice for experiments related to reproduction in low Earth orbit.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Exposure to the substance has been linked to a wide range of health impacts, including developmental problems, nervous system damage and hearing problems in children; and high blood pressure, joint pain and reproductive problems in adults.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The move follows the organization's decision to trade veteran Joe Flacco — a deal that instantly reshuffled the depth chart and forced the Browns into more of a developmental path rather than immediate contention.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 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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Still, the election turned into a nailbiter, as preliminary results indicated a narrow victory for D66, while the PVV briefly pulled ahead towards the end of the count.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The officials noted, however, that the reports over her cause of death were preliminary and not yet confirmed to be as a result of the storm.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Investigative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigative. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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