investigation
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The investigation uncovered two migrant-smuggling networks, one Afghan and the other Iraqi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
There unfolds a somewhat Wodehousian investigation involving undercover spies and scheming holdovers from Oswald Mosley’s disgraced fascist party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Whether or not it’s fair to compare Take-Two’s investigation of a leaked video game with the DOJ fumbling inquiries into participants of a global sex trafficking ring, the internet has certainly taken notice.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Paris Mayor Emmanuel Grégoire said there would be an investigation into the circumstances of the visit.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The investigation had established a couple of facts: First, the Mona Lisa was definitely not in the Louvre.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Beyond weaknesses in investigations, the report also highlights gaps in how forces respond to the public, including delays in handling emergency and non-emergency calls, and in response times to incidents.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And the leaks forged a cottage industry of investigations, conspiracies—and digital media content.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
His PhD research involves analysing Boris's fur to compare how its characteristics could improve identification of animal hairs during investigations.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Douglas Buckert said the cameras “changed the game” for catalytic converter theft investigations.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
The course of this central relationship is one that is hard to tease out of official investigations and even prisoner memoirs, but my sense is that it has evolved little, if at all.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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