investigate
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The research team is continuing to investigate what happens during spring, including whether patches of lingering snow act like small reservoirs that feed nearby plants over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
State legislative panels convened to investigate the allegations also fizzled out after they were unable to substantiate such claims.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
So Ackman installed his nephew, whom he’d previously stationed at a British watchmaker he controls, to investigate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told The Times that their agency and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Her mother had bright, clever eyes and a wide, funny smile; she looked happy-excited because it was the morning she went diving to investigate the contents of the blue whale’s stomach.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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