investigation
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The attorneys general of New Jersey and New York a week ago launched an investigation into World Cup ticket sales following reports that fans were misled about the locations of seats they purchased.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The pair said they felt the investigation into Rachel's murder was deeply flawed.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
An investigation across Japan was launched by the Justice Ministry, which discovered that 234,354 supposedly living people were in fact dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"The scale of our experiment is one of the reasons why our investigation is so unique, and what sets it apart as a first-of-its-kind," Oran said.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
The FBI was looking for a man named Daniel Ellsberg, the announcer explained, hoping he could help with their investigation of the Pentagon Papers leak.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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