inquisition

LONDON—The death of a former University of Cambridge professor has triggered a moment of introspection about whether he was the victim of a racially charged public inquisition or a system designed to promote diversity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

As the Spurs supporters poured into their favourite watering holes and haunts around the stadium, the inquisition, and plotting for the future, should have already begun inside.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

England will face an inquisition when they get home with coach Brendon McCullum's job in the spotlight.

From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026

In March 2020, COVID-19 caused the indefinite postponement of the state’s second inquisition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025

But anyone who fell afoul of them was still put through the ordeal of inquisition as a traitor.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

No, but this buoyant comedy-drama combines all of his storytelling talents: the ensemble world-building of “Boogie Nights,” the shambolic misadventures of “Inherent Vice,” the domestic inquisitions of “Magnolia” and the probing psychology of “The Master.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

The Council of Swedish Jewish Communities deplored the police decision to allow the protest, saying, “our tragic European history links the burning of Jewish books with pogroms, expulsions, inquisitions and the Holocaust.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

It contained uncanny, elevated descriptions of sound and performance, offered grounded philosophical inquisitions and sprinkled in wink-nudge personal asides.

From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2021

Stop the reproduction inquisitions during wine nights and happy hours.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

Admiral Chester Nimitz and Major General Kenyon Joyce, two renowned local war heroes, rounded out its membership, though they generally sat by silently during hearings while Neylan conducted the inquisitions.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik