probe
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The letters, obtained by The Wall Street Journal through a public records request, compel companies to preserve records while the state’s Department of Justice pursues subpoenas after it reopened a probe earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
The civil grand jury made similar notes when it visited the zoo as part of its probe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Hochman opened a probe into the settlement in November, spurred by an investigation by The Times that found some plaintiffs who said they made up stories of abuse and were never in county custody.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Detectives identified more than 50 people of interest in their investigation before closing the probe in 2018, saying that all lines of inquiry had been exhausted.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
It was an unmanned probe that would be in Earth orbit less than two days.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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