investigation
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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
While the officers were conducting their investigation at a suspect’s home, “potential buyers of the toys arrived, lured by advertisements placed ... on internet sales sites,” police said.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
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
Consequently, there was a sweeping investigation taking place of her activities, past and present, spearheaded by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing investigation
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