investigate
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To investigate the eclipse's impact, Fernando analyzed seismic data collected throughout April 2024 from several hundred monitoring stations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department told French law enforcement authorities it wouldn’t facilitate their efforts to investigate Elon Musk’s X, after a raid on the social-media platform’s Paris office earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The entire park is cordoned off and will be closed throughout Friday as police investigate the items.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Someone noticed a foul odor coming from the car and detectives arrived at the tow yard to investigate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Spying via telephone was such a modern concept I could barely even imagine such a thing, nor could I begin to think of what I could do in order to investigate.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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