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investigation

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


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According to a CHP log, drivers were being diverted off the 4th Street traffic during the ongoing investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Do you have information relevant to our investigation?

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The company said it launched an investigation with support from external cybersecurity experts and took certain internal IT systems offline as a precaution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Britain's competition watchdog said Thursday that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“Colin, what if he hauls me off to Cleveland? Will you and Marion continue the investigation? Will you write to me? What if we get locked inside this closet?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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