enquiry
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The Additional Chief Secretary, G. Anupama, said in a text message, "Enquiry is underway" and directed Reuters to the health minister for Haryana state, Anil Vij, for further details.
From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023
"The Special Enquiry Team has conducted the assessment process which has included contacting those believed to hold relevant information," the statement shared.
From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022
The phone-tapping scandal engulfed the UK print news industry and ultimately prompted the Leveson Enquiry.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2021
Colloquially known as the “black boxes,” these two crucial data repositories will be examined by France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, or BEA.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2019
David Hume, in his 1748 book, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, wrote, “There appear to be only three principles of connections among ideas, namely Resemblance, Contiguity in time or place, and Cause or Effect.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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