investigative
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Elsewhere, the conversation drifts into questions about public-records databases, investigative reporting, grant applications, and the ways institutions classify professional expertise.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2026
As part of the probe, the state attorney general issued a civil investigative demand to CVS Health with a July 28 deadline.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Officials said the Los Angeles case illustrates the types of complex fraud schemes the department is seeking to identify earlier through new investigative tools and expanded coordination across agencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
Theodore Dreiser, who started as an investigative journalist, carried the reportorial style into the novel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
“It’s my investigative report. The one I wrote after Sheriff Moran brought me the fishing gaff.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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