investigate
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In the 1980s, Professor Yodé Guédé of l'Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny helped investigate a site known as Bété I during a joint Ivorian-Soviet research mission.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
There have been calls, within his own party, to investigate and impeach the governor, who had been spoken of as a potential presidential candidate in 2028.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The worker at Fernandez's failed lifestyle app vVoosh was told that police would investigate him for allegedly putting "royal security" at risk by hacking emails.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
A more tailored version can focus on fraud recovery alone, creating incentives for state and local law-enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute the criminal misuse of Medicaid dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Other agents were subsequently dispatched to investigate, all to no avail.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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