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investigation

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


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Ukraine's Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said the officers in question had been suspended and that an investigation into their actions was under way.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“The media has been so perceivably thorough in their investigation that I really suspected my own friend.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Through their investigation, authorities discovered the individuals made two additional insurance claims — one for a 2015 Mercedes G63 AMG and another for a 2022 Mercedes E350 — with separate companies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The investigation is one in a number of signals of a growing trans-Atlantic clash over how—and whether—big tech companies like TikTok, Instagram and X should police online speech.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Just days after stepping down, John Ehrlichman told federal investigators that the Ellsberg break-in was not merely the work of Hunt and Liddy, but part of a White House investigation ordered by President Nixon.

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




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