investigative
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His recommendations, he said, included advising the request of a forensic post-mortem examination and proactive investigative lines in an effort to locate Katie's missing mobile phone.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
The unlikely vehicle is not some glamorous investigative exposé or Pulitzer-winning newsroom crusade.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
He created an elite US-trained police unit with expanded investigative and operational powers who patrol with military-grade weapons -- a model he would later recreate at the federal level.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
She was also part of a team that was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize investigative reporting finalist on the same topic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Law students had started arriving for short term internships, which provided us with additional legal assistance and critically needed investigative help.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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