- present participle of investigate.
investigating
Example Sentences
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Russell said he had "lied repeatedly and in a determined fashion" to investigating officers.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Tanaka and other researchers are investigating more selective strategies that could make cancer treatments safer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Insurers Highmark, Elevance Health and Aetna have also been investigating the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based autism-therapy provider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Nevertheless, because it obtained a complaint, the government had to endure a multiday preliminary hearing during which the investigating agent was subjected to cross-examination by each defendant’s attorney.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026
She wasn’t investigating the jewelry heists and grave robbing I’d read about in the newspapers.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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