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investigation

[in-ves-ti-gey-shuhn] / ɪnˌvɛs tɪˈgeɪ ʃən /


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The district agreed to end the exclusive focus on Black students and agreed to identify students and schools through factors other than race to settle the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"I have directed my office to close our investigation," US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced on X.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Polymarket said it cooperated with the Justice Department’s investigation of Van Dyke and hailed his arrest as an example of how it could help catch bad actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But all of this was before mid-afternoon on Thursday of last week, when the Guardian's investigation about Lord Mandelson's security vetting dropped.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The tape of Nixon and his staff plotting to use the CIA to block the FBI’s investigation of the Watergate break-in proved to be the smoking gun prosecutors were looking for.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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