under investigation
idiom
: being investigated : being looked into to try to find out the facts
The accident is under investigation.
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The fire is still under investigation, the department said.
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
His cause of death is unknown and the circumstances are under investigation.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation, Summers said.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
As with other official statements over the previous two days, Webster said the cause is still under investigation and offered no reasons why the plane could have wrecked.
—Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Pioneer Press, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
His cause of death is unknown and the circumstances are under investigation.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025
The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation, Summers said.
—Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
As with other official statements over the previous two days, Webster said the cause is still under investigation and offered no reasons why the plane could have wrecked.
—Bill Lukitsch The Minnesota Star Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Under investigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20investigation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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