- present participle of investigate.
investigating
Example Sentences
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Australia's transport authorities said Friday they were investigating what went wrong after three near-misses in less than two weeks at Sydney Airport, including two in one day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Authorities are still investigating what sparked the fire, which was only 5% contained as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Our team spent a year investigating how this happened, drawing on a trove of leaked data, interviews and never-before-seen video.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The houses are believed to have been used by Serco, a firm contracted to accommodate migrants, which said it was investigating allegations "relating to how address information has been made public".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Meanwhile, reporters at the Washington Post were digging closer and closer to the real story, and the FBI, in spite of Nixon’s efforts, was still investigating.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
