investigated

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A law enforcement source, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about an ongoing investigation, said the case was being investigated as a suspected hot car death.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Instead, the new technique provides a way to scan gravitational wave data for promising signals that could later be investigated further.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Police officers responsible for protecting the Royal Family at Windsor Castle are being investigated over allegations they fell asleep on duty and left their posts unattended.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

There has never been any indication that Becerra was investigated as a participant, and he has forcefully denied wrongdoing, calling it a “gut punch” that his advisers allegedly betrayed him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In response to the Southam situation, the NIH investigated all their grantee institutions and found that only nine out of fifty-two had any policy in place to protect the rights of research subjects.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot