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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Short, 75, joins Martin and Gomez in the popular Only Murders in the Building series as Oliver, one member of the true-crime-loving trio entangled in investigations across New York City.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
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In 2020, the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Maduro and 14 co-conspirators, with charges stemming from investigations conducted in collaboration with the DEA.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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There are some explorations of our neurology and experiences that can only come from the inside.—
Sarah Kurchak,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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Natasha Wimmer, Now I Surrender Riverhead, March 3 Álvaro Enrigue is a contemporary master of historical fiction and his new book continues his complex explorations of colonialism in the Americas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The hospital directed all inquiries to the NYPD.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Ruiz , Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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By age 14, Abergel had dropped out of school, taken his graduate record examinations and ventured to New York in hopes of one day joining the American Ballet Theatre.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.—
Jonathan Randles,
Bloomberg,
31 Dec. 2025
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Regulatory probes are also underway in Malaysia and India, CNBC reported.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The probes follow a global surge over the past few weeks in the use of Grok to create and share nonconsensual, intimate images, or NCII, derived from photos or videos of real people in response to user’s prompts.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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There are scientific and sound studies to back up OneSkin’s Peptide Age Reversal Moisturizer’s claims, but shopper testimonies, too—between the brand’s website and Amazon, this has 5,000 five-star ratings.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite that goal, however, multiple studies show the minimum wage isn't nearly enough to survive in the Mile High City, even when working full-time.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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