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investigate

[in-ves-ti-geyt] / ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt /


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Starbucks quickly rolled it back, saying it was unintentional but civic groups filed a criminal complaint against the company, demanding the police investigate it for defaming victims of the military dictatorship.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The state-run Medicaid Fraud Control Units received generous federal matching funds to investigate and prosecute fraud.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

In January 2023, during the Lunar New Year holiday, we used the new map to investigate the strongest candidate for the title of 'tallest tree'.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

The department also said more sweeps are planned, while it continues to investigate what went wrong at the Pfizer building.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

As though Ray hears Axel’s thoughts from across the driveway, he leaps off of Emmett and George’s porch and comes to investigate.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

"Arnie is very curious, she investigates everything, and headbutts things," said Sear.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

This change didn’t affect how the CDC detects and investigates outbreaks; for that it relies on a separate reporting system that collects case and genetic sequencing information from labs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, is a co author of the new study, which investigates the fossil and its evolutionary relationships.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Houston’s police department, which was not present when Salgado Araujo was shot, is not currently investigating, nor is the Department of Public Safety, which regularly investigates police shootings in the state.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

He just investigates on his own like he’s in an art gallery.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

And if support ever crosses the line into illegal conduct, it should be aggressively investigated, prosecuted and punished.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The other investigated fossilized dung, known scientifically as coprolites.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce sent a letter to another company the Journal investigated, seeking documents about its billing practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The flight landed safely, but the incident is being investigated with assistance from BA.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The confusion between the Mexica’s Olmec and Stirling’s Olmec led some archaeologists to propose that the latter should be called the “La Venta Culture,” after the site he investigated.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Wang said that investigating a wider range of organisms may inspire new approaches to some of medicine's most challenging problems.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Medicaid Fraud Control Units were principally responsible for investigating providers, while also prosecuting the abuse and neglect of patients whose care was billed to Medicaid.

From Salon Aug. 5, 2026

Federal aviation officials are investigating why air-traffic controllers hadn’t halted commercial flights at a nearby airport as required under safety protocols, The Wall Street Journal reported.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Travelodge later said it was investigating more reports of strangers accessing rooms - after two women told the BBC that people they did not know came into their rooms while they were alone.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

And if they weren't there, the container might still hold a clue that could help us find Nergal, something the police might have overlooked because investigating ancient monsters wasn't part of their job description.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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