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investigate

[in-ves-ti-geyt] / ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪt /


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In Europe, groups of scholars have banded together to investigate allegations of plagiarism.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

To investigate whether Roseburia might directly influence muscle strength rather than simply being associated with it, the researchers conducted an experiment involving 32 mice.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Instead, it twice asked the state's juries commissioner to investigate in the weeks following the verdicts.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

People often get sticker shock when they investigate COBRA.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

And when Jaya and Jad heard the ruckus coming from the barn, they silently sneaked over to investigate.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Disclosure investigates claims that parts of Scotland’s biggest city have become a no-go zone because of crime, homelessness and antisocial behaviour.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

“ICE investigates all credible threats towards its employees, officers and families.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Now it investigates police departments with excessive delays in approving gun permits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, Director of the Otago Palaeogenetics Laboratory, is a co author of the new study, which investigates the fossil and its evolutionary relationships.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

We all pretend to not be paying him any mind: I brush back Layla’s edges, Kayla investigates a sunflower seed, Marisol reads her Suze Orman book, and Janae pretends to be on the phone.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

The team then investigated whether the relationships might go beyond simple associations.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

The team also investigated whether the complete antibody fingerprint could provide more predictive information than a small number of individual biomarkers.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

It has called for anyone being held beyond the legal period to be taken to court or released, and any alleged unlawful detentions or disappearances to be independently investigated.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

She said she did not regret her coverage as she would have been "failing to do the basics of my job" if she had not investigated the claims against him.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Luckily, the woman contacted Ann, who investigated the incident and determined that the man’s truck had broken down in the lot and that he had used the woman’s telephone to call a garage.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Researchers at UC Berkeley are now investigating a very different strategy for treating obesity and diabetes.

From Science Daily Aug. 23, 2026

Each Friday during the spring semester, students practice the basic techniques of archaeological fieldwork while investigating Mission San Francisco de Potano, a centuries-old site in northwest Gainesville.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Doctors are still investigating exactly why Becki had a stroke.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

The minister said prosecutors were investigating a suspect in Romania, who is being held in connection with planned parcel bomb attacks there.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

He put his hand on his chin, like he was investigating a crime.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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