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interrogation

[in-ter-uh-gey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɛr əˈgeɪ ʃən /


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Just one day—on July 4—he got a break from the interrogation, said the spokeswoman, relying on information provided to the family through the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

He won an Academy Award for best documentary for "Taxi to the Dark Side," which tackles the US military's interrogation practices in Afghanistan.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Especially knowing full well that all that interrogation could ever reveal was a bottomless shame that nobody—and certainly not themselves—could atone for?

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Don't Look Down is an album-length interrogation of his motives, insecurities and role as a father, set to a sparkling fusion of hip-hop, gospel and R&B.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

He threw the door wide so my cell was lit by the blazing electric bulbs in the interrogation room and uttered in disbelief, “Eva Seiler?”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

But the trial judge Lieutenant Colonel Michael Schrama has concluded that Mohammed's subsequent interrogations in 2007 at Guantanamo were also inadmissible.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Behind the camera, filming in Iran came with its challenges - Khaki and Eyni say they faced delays obtaining permits from local authorities, interrogations and had their hard drives confiscated.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Other suspects detained in Madagascar over the affair identified Ravatomanga, during interrogations conducted notably by the FBI, as the mastermind of the deal, people with knowledge of the case have told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

I pleaded to the officer to release them, and he promised to do so after the interrogations.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025

Mrs. Colbey consistently maintained during multiple interrogations that the baby was stillborn.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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