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investigate

[in-ves-ti-geyt] / ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt /


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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