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investigate

[in-ves-ti-geyt] / ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt /


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To investigate the relationship between arm size and skull power, the researchers developed a new method for measuring skull robustness.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

He says the Palace "don't investigate it, or should I say we don't investigate it, that is done by Scotland Yard. And I tell you now it then becomes number one priority."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

A more tailored version can focus on fraud recovery alone, creating incentives for state and local law-enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute the criminal misuse of Medicaid dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth's magnetic shield.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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