investigate
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Last year, the force commissioned an independent review into missed opportunities carried out by Hydrant - a specialist team of senior officers that supports forces with abuse investigations – while it continued to investigate.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In 1538 Fray Marcos de Niza set out from Mexico City, the capital of New Spain, to investigate rumors that the Seven Cities lay somewhere in El Norte Misterioso, the Mysterious North.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"In this article, we investigate the possibility of gravitational waves -- which are believed to have been ubiquitous in the early universe -- being partially converted into dark matter particles," Kopp explained.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
Attorney Jeanine Pirro wrote on Friday that the Inspector General for the Federal Reserve would investigate instead of the DOJ.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
So he mentioned it to the policeman on the corner, and the policeman said he’d better go investigate because with Herdmans you never could tell.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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