investigate
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Environmental nonprofit Heal the Bay and the city of Santa Monica are teaming up to investigate and find solutions for the pier’s poor water quality.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Augmenting the images is software that lets users identify and investigate targets in detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
To investigate further, researchers from the University of Jena turned to modern scanning techniques.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
They are also set to investigate how officials were able to bypass the system of public tenders for contracts, and the origin the funds used to purchase land titles.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Before a scientist can understand what they don’t know, they have to investigate what they do know.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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