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investigate

[in-ves-ti-gayt] / ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt /


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The airport has since been closed, but is currently set to reopen at midnight Sunday while authorities investigate the scale of the damage, according to a notice to operators from the airport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The finding, demonstrated in mice, offers scientists a new way to investigate how the eye protects its delicate tissues and what happens when waste removal is disrupted.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The research team plans to study additional population groups in the future and use clinical trials to investigate whether loneliness and social isolation directly cause the health effects observed in the study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

To investigate whether this was actually happening, the researchers created computer simulations of the system.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Every day after school this week, Anastasia and I have gone out to investigate “possibilities,” as she calls them.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

A senior Justice Department official last month invited Shepard to come to Justice Department headquarters and make his case before the Office of Professional Responsibility, or OPR, an internal watchdog that investigates allegations of misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

This presentation investigates the impact of scented cleaning product use on airborne nanoparticle nucleation, growth, and human exposure to secondary pollutants in indoor environments.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The federal agency, which investigates all air crashes in the US, plans to hold a news conference on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Slate staff writer Heather Schwedel investigates why lamination—a hallmark of an organized classroom—has such a hold on both kids and grown-ups.

From Slate ● Sep. 2, 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

The breakthrough relies on an unusual property of thorium atomic nuclei that scientists have investigated for decades.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since then, the university has investigated the “Cornell Seven”—the seven frat brothers directly involved—and imposed discipline ranging from expulsion to compulsory essay writing.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026

Binance had previously investigated Oimakhmadov for “sanctions exposure” over his transactions with an Iranian money exchange called Aban Tether, but kept him as a client “while applying a risk-based approach,” according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, a seventh man was arrested in connection to the incident which continues to be investigated by counter-terror police.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A Kenyan doctor who had investigated the Monet case happened to be drinking a beer in the bar, and he struck up an idle conversation with her and mentioned Monet’s name.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

"The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

More accurate timekeeping can also improve the measurement of other physical quantities, providing researchers with increasingly sensitive tools for investigating the fundamental properties of nature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a Nicolas Cage movie that went missing at Netflix last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

He said the investigating judge in Spain would now consider the new evidence, and decide whether to proceed as a criminal case or shelve it.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“That is a pact the families who send their children here make with the school upon admission, and we are investigating who is behind this with great urgency.”

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan




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