as in explores
to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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This eighth article in my annual Travel Trends series investigates the rise in off-season or shoulder-season travel.
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The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Today’s top stories LAPD investigates scores of bomb threats a year.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Silverstone plays Fiona Sharpe, a Los Angeles divorce lawyer who investigates the disappearance of her estranged father.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
The Supreme Court did not explain its reasons but sent the case back to the Judicial Qualifications Commission, which investigates alleged misconduct by judges and makes recommendations.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sometimes investigates potential clusters.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
The latest episode of Newsweek's Horizons podcast investigates the most promising ways to reduce the flood of plastic waste clogging waterways, threatening human health and harming ocean ecosystems.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Apocalypse in the Tropics investigates the increasingly powerful grip that evangelical Christian leaders hold over politics in Brazil.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
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