as in investigations
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
questionings and probings by several committees into the affair
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Privacy concerns about using massive DNA databases in law enforcement investigations continue – especially for services that exist mostly to satisfy people’s personal curiosity about their heritage.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
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South Korea’s Justice Ministry bans Yoon from traveling overseas as police, prosecutors and an anti-corruption agency expand competing investigations into allegations of rebellion and other charges.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Often regarded as Egypt’s answer to Alfred Hitchcock, the great director Kamal al Sheikh was known for his noir-inflected, clear-eyed explorations of class.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Prince recounts his interplanetary explorations, with strange characters at each stop, before his arrival on Earth.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Department of Justice regulators have sent inquiries to the three companies, according to one senior executive who was not authorized to speak publicly.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Met is one of at least seven British police forces that are making or assisting with inquiries following the disclosures within the Epstein files.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
23 Feb. 2026
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Defensive backs, like McCoy, are set to have medical examinations on Wednesday.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Head to the second floor to visit the Registry Room (also known as the Great Hall), where some 5,000 people once filed through each day for legal and medical examinations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trump directed the Office of the US Trade Representative to begin probes under its Section 301 authority, according to the fact sheet.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The active component in milk thistle seeds, silymarin, has been shown in some studies to increase glutathione levels naturally up to 35-50% by protecting liver cells and supporting their function.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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California has prohibited new drilling within 3,200 feet of these sensitive sites based on studies of the health harms of pollutants coming from oil and gas activity.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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