- past tense form of investigate.
- past participle of investigate.
investigated
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The incidents are being investigated by police, with parents being warned to inspect any remaining sweets collected over Halloween.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Scientists have investigated the effects of maternal immune activation for decades, but these findings reveal signs of developmental disruption earlier than researchers had previously observed.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
The FBI has investigated the Perfect Child before, according to former employees of the company who told the Journal they were interviewed by agents in 2023 about its business practices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
What once appeared to require collisions between massive nuclei can now be investigated through much smaller systems, giving researchers new opportunities to explore the behavior of matter under extraordinary conditions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
“He said that he was the son of the Sun,” according to the report of two Spanish priests who investigated the valley's history in the 1550s.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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