investigate
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A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration told The Times that their agency and the National Transportation Safety Board would investigate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Paramount retained outside legal counsel to investigate Cipriani’s allegations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
In 2022, with new leadership, Suffolk County Police created a task force to investigate the murders - bringing in federal and local law enforcement - which led them to Heuermann in six weeks.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The server maker has outlined its plan to investigate the chip smuggling scandal that has engulfed the company.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
I watch it investigate the pizza scraps strewn across the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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