investigate
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Her husband, noticing the commotion, also went outside to investigate.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"Today, we require Meta to restore access to WhatsApp for competing AI assistants while we investigate whether the restrictions may infringe EU competition rules," EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera said in a statement.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
To investigate this possibility, scientists from The George Institute for Global Health launched a series of studies examining finerenone in populations beyond those covered by its current approval.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Officials also pledged to investigate illegal foreign-exchange transactions by exporters and importers through lead-and-lag practices—such as accelerating import payments or excessively delaying export receipts—activities the government has vowed to crack down on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover assigned seventy-two FBI agents to investigate the suspects Elizabeth had identified.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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