investigate
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Some SPVs are offered by firms that are technically outside of the SEC’s purview, though if there is an issue of fraud, the SEC has authority to investigate and take action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Like others whom AFP spoke to, Abu Haikal consulted a lawyer to push the army to investigate the incident fully.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
She said Ochoa’s cruelty toward his own people is what motivated her to help other victims and push the authorities to investigate him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Researchers have now identified metabolic patterns associated with lifespan, giving them specific biological signals to investigate further.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We will also have to investigate you, Rulean. Considering you disappeared and left us to fend for ourselves. Why, how can we be sure you are not involved?”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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Alan Ritchson will pop in as a guest star, as Neagley investigates the mysterious death of an old friend.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“ICE investigates all credible threats towards its employees, officers and families.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Panorama investigates the academy trust where classrooms are silent and pupils can be sent to detention for looking out of the window.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lizbeth Gwisdalla, who said the department regularly investigates these types of online rental scams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
August is still fussing with Rosie’s chain, but it won’t be long before he notices Marlena’s absence and investigates.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Following the incident, there was a "technical failure" in a unit at the power plant, and a possible connection was being investigated, it said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
"The commission received 49,673 petitions, investigated 39,615 cases, filed 14,476 cases in court and secured 10,872 convictions between October 2023 and July 2026," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
For decades, physicists have investigated superconductors—materials capable of carrying electrical current with zero energy loss.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
The ICC prosecutor’s office investigated alleged war crimes by U.S. forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan, Russian authorities in Ukraine and Israeli forces in Gaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
It skirted the issue of who should profit from the human body, saying simply that the issue “raises a number of concerns,” and should be investigated further.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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The Justice Department is investigating the top four U.S. meatpackers—including JBS—over whether the companies are engaged in anticompetitive behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
But scientists are now investigating whether these personalized treatments, made from a patient's own immune cells, could also help treat or even potentially cure autoimmune diseases.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
An investigating magistrate is a judge who examines evidence in complex cases before trial and makes a recommendation about whether they should proceed.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
This week, the Post reported that shortly before he was fired, George had been warned to stop investigating an Army helicopter flyby outside Kid Rock’s house in Tennessee.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Members of the coroner’s inquest, along with the county prosecutor, continued investigating Anna’s death, and shortly after Anna’s burial Mollie went to give evidence at a hearing in Fairfax.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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