investigate
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It is far wiser to investigate now than to spend the next century composing another apology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
WGT trustee Stuart Pickles said: "Until now we had no water quality data. Now we have the evidence, we are calling for the Environment Agency to investigate."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
It cost $160 for them to investigate the issue, and they said the cost of the repair would be deducted from that fee.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
To further investigate, scientists combined mineral grain dating techniques with computer models of ancient ice sheets.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Malpighi seems to have stimulated Borelli’s interest in living things, while Borelli seems to have stimulated Malpighi to investigate the way living systems work and encouraged his efforts at dissection.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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