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investigation

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


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Police said Wednesday that they arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with the attack and said counterterror police were leading the investigation into the incident in Golders Green, a neighborhood known for its Jewish community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Apologising for the inconvenience, authorities also warned that the zoo may be closed without prior notice if the investigation calls for it.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Rather than walking away, Muirhead continued the relationship, all while secretly going to the police and cooperating with their investigation, without McKellar knowing she was the one who had reported him.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

U.S. attorney Jeanine Pirro announced Friday that the DOJ was closing its criminal probe for now, transferring the investigation to the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The tape of Nixon and his staff plotting to use the CIA to block the FBI’s investigation of the Watergate break-in proved to be the smoking gun prosecutors were looking for.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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