investigate
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Cdr Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said officers have been working "continuously" to investigate and identify those responsible for the "appalling attacks".
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
“It affirms what our communities have always known: You cannot investigate injustice without the power to uncover the truth,” Eke said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The court can investigate this and other missile strikes in what it regards as Palestinian territory.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
To investigate how these materials respond to light, graduate student Mansha Dubey directed laser light onto perovskite crystals and monitored how their atomic structure shifted using X-ray measurements.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
In late 2006 Grant decided to investigate these strange Wall Street creations known as CDOs.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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