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investigation

[in-ves-ti-gay-shuhn] / ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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An investigation into the 1997 murder of Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace in Los Angeles ultimately led to the break in Shakur’s killing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Justice Department said only that the search was related to an ongoing investigation and that the department had obtained a warrant from a federal judge.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

The study notes that tools like Pangram should be considered "as an initial flag for further investigation".

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The major TV networks that rotate coverage of the White House learned of the investigation on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

From the beginning of the investigation, Lépine favored the idea.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

It is also examining whether the Royal Military Police's investigations into such killings were adequate.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

"We will continue to support federal and local law enforcement across thousands of investigations and report hundreds of thousands of suspicious activity reports each year," the spokesperson said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

For Messing and his colleagues, the approval represents the culmination of more than 30 years of research, beginning with basic investigations into brain cell biology and eventually leading to a treatment for patients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Times asked Wright for copies of these investigations and the names of the firms that conducted them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

That research, and other investigations like it, led to changes in air traffic regulations, mandating minimum distances between flight paths so as to prevent that kind of wake turbulence accident.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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