questionings

plural of questioning

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Noun
  • In a separate interview, another person familiar with the situation — who has been involved in past intelligence investigations involving Venezuelan officials — offered additional allegations about the restricted zone.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • In an exclusive interview at FBI headquarters, Raia said the bureau's multi-agency mission center has moved beyond intelligence gathering and into active financial investigations aimed at dismantling the networks that finance political violence.
    Asra Q. Nomani , Morgan Phillips, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Conservative influencers are pushing for a return to the dark days of 1950s inquisitions.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
  • McCullum generally leaves in-match inquisitions to his loyal lieutenants, Marcus Trescothick and Jeetan Patel.
    Paul Newman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The poll surveyed 3,000 adults nationwide through a combination of telephone interviews and online surveys delivered by text message.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Seroprevalence surveys, which screen blood for antibodies that mark a past infection, suggest the true burden is far larger.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • For the federal trial, hundreds of prospective jurors from Manhattan, the Bronx and New York City's northern suburbs will fill out questionnaires in December.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Additionally, the study relied on people filling out questionnaires about their own smoking and vaping habits, which can sometimes lead to underreporting or simple memory errors.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The real draws, however, are the two star-making performances by Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, whose extraordinary and viscerally raw explorations of sensuality and heartbreak saw them jointly (and deservedly) awarded the Palme d’Or with the film’s director.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
  • These cuts can come off as less-challenging than the more intriguing explorations of his ear for arrangements.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Decades after researches first sequenced the human genome, scientists throughout the world are still working to understand it.
    Gary Skuse, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While state studies have criticized the state’s education governance model, voters have rejected at least four attempts dating back to 1928 to reform the position.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • Some studies have shown that estrogen can help protect the heart, but the FDA hasn’t authorized it for this use.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Veterinarians conducting preliminary examinations determined many of the dogs died from gunshot wounds, according to Honsal.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The students, who were taking their secondary school leaving examinations when they were attacked and abducted, are between 15 and 18 years old.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
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“Questionings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questionings. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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