as in inquiries
a systematic search for the truth or facts about something
officials launched an extensive investigation of the plane crash
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Recent Examples of investigations
Going after congressional lawmakers, former or present, Justice department officials, like special prosecutor Jack Smith, or members of the press, for covering and writing about congressional investigations and judicial prosecutions, have no legal justification whatsoever.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
As investigations progress, new evidence can lead to the recall being reclassified into a more serious category.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson was opposed to its release, citing a longstanding practice of concluding ethics investigations after a member had left Congress.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Despite the fact that archaeologists had previously conducted investigations at the site, the temple remained poorly documented and largely unexplored until excavations undertaken this year as part of Penn Museum's Nimrud Project.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Yet, despite the trials, the investigations and more, there’s never really been a full and solid explanation for how several live rounds got onto the already troubled Rust set nor how one of those rounds got in the gun Baldwin was holding.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Her attorney Robert Crow said Wagner was cooperating with authorities on the investigations of Stearns and Collins before her arrest.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February by special counsel David Weiss, who was appointed to lead the now-defunct investigations into Hunter Biden.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
As investigations progress, new evidence can lead to the recall being reclassified into a more serious category.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson was opposed to its release, citing a longstanding practice of concluding ethics investigations after a member had left Congress.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Despite the fact that archaeologists had previously conducted investigations at the site, the temple remained poorly documented and largely unexplored until excavations undertaken this year as part of Penn Museum's Nimrud Project.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Yet, despite the trials, the investigations and more, there’s never really been a full and solid explanation for how several live rounds got onto the already troubled Rust set nor how one of those rounds got in the gun Baldwin was holding.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
Her attorney Robert Crow said Wagner was cooperating with authorities on the investigations of Stearns and Collins before her arrest.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Alexander Smirnov was indicted in February by special counsel David Weiss, who was appointed to lead the now-defunct investigations into Hunter Biden.
—Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Investigations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigations. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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