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investigation

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


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The company said it launched an investigation with support from external cybersecurity experts and took certain internal IT systems offline as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

He added that the Los Angeles County District Attorney has received a criminal investigation for review from his department and Police Officers Standards and Training for the state have been informed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Searches relating to the investigation remain ongoing and counter terrorism detectives are keeping an open mind to the motivation of the attack," it added.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the investigation, all the details of that day came out.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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