investigatory
Example Sentences
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And as Schiltz wrote, the Justice Department “struggled—without success—to identify a single plausible investigatory justification” for its subpoenas.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2026
“The government doesn’t usually outsource its investigatory processes to external people,” he said, referring to Loomer and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
That decision junked Mr. Khan’s own investigatory timeline, shocking his ICC staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
That order prevented the public release of Smith’s investigatory findings.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026
An analytical observer or a painter might have seen that he had a burning curiousness of look, a sort of investigatory fever of expression.
From T. Tembarom by Frances Hodgson Burnett
