investigate
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In Europe, groups of scholars have banded together to investigate allegations of plagiarism.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
To investigate whether Roseburia might directly influence muscle strength rather than simply being associated with it, the researchers conducted an experiment involving 32 mice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Instead, it twice asked the state's juries commissioner to investigate in the weeks following the verdicts.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
People often get sticker shock when they investigate COBRA.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
And when Jaya and Jad heard the ruckus coming from the barn, they silently sneaked over to investigate.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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Disclosure investigates claims that parts of Scotland’s biggest city have become a no-go zone because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“ICE investigates all credible threats towards its employees, officers and families.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Now it investigates police departments with excessive delays in approving gun permits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, is a co author of the new study, which investigates the fossil and its evolutionary relationships.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
We all pretend to not be paying him any mind: I brush back Layla’s edges, Kayla investigates a sunflower seed, Marisol reads her Suze Orman book, and Janae pretends to be on the phone.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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The team then investigated whether the relationships might go beyond simple associations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The team also investigated whether the complete antibody fingerprint could provide more predictive information than a small number of individual biomarkers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
It has called for anyone being held beyond the legal period to be taken to court or released, and any alleged unlawful detentions or disappearances to be independently investigated.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She said she did not regret her coverage as she would have been "failing to do the basics of my job" if she had not investigated the claims against him.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Luckily, the woman contacted Ann, who investigated the incident and determined that the man’s truck had broken down in the lot and that he had used the woman’s telephone to call a garage.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Researchers at UC Berkeley are now investigating a very different strategy for treating obesity and diabetes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Each Friday during the spring semester, students practice the basic techniques of archaeological fieldwork while investigating Mission San Francisco de Potano, a centuries-old site in northwest Gainesville.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Doctors are still investigating exactly why Becki had a stroke.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The minister said prosecutors were investigating a suspect in Romania, who is being held in connection with planned parcel bomb attacks there.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He put his hand on his chin, like he was investigating a crime.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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