investigate
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To investigate the eclipse's impact, Fernando analyzed seismic data collected throughout April 2024 from several hundred monitoring stations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department told French law enforcement authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Someone had noticed a foul odor coming from the vehicle and detectives arrived at the tow yard to investigate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The Immigration Advice Authority, which regulates the industry, said it would "investigate and act decisively" to identify those involved in wrongdoing and "take robust enforcement action".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Cassano nevertheless agreed to meet with all the big Wall Street firms and discuss the logic of their deals—to investigate how a bunch of shaky loans could be transformed into triple-A-rated bonds.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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