- past participle of investigate.
- past tense form of investigate.
investigated
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The newly investigated type VI retrons, however, did not appear to follow this familiar pattern.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
“The diversion allegations against this regional cloud were thoroughly investigated and debunked last year.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
A Claude detective investigated exactly how that work was done.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
They have also investigated whether companies operating through third countries are helping Chinese businesses access the restricted technology.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
It was the opposite of observation, the opposite of how Leonardo would have wanted the Mona Lisa theft investigated.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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