investigatory

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“I certainly think it is very clear that there are a number of investigatory leads because it is abundantly clear that there are a number of people who committed devastating harm to survivors,” Hersh said.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

At an investigatory meeting on 17 May 2023, Mr Duffy said he was "a person who goes over and beyond for the customer".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

There are good reasons of privacy and unfair guilt by association not to dump hundreds of thousands of pages of raw FBI investigatory files into the public arena.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

Sheinbaum, a protege of López Obrador, embraced her predecessor’s approach but sought to improve Mexico’s intelligence-gathering and investigatory powers and strengthen the rule of law.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Commission on Civil Rights, an investigatory agency appointed by the President under the Civil Rights Act of 1957, examined complaints of voting discrimination and denials of equal protection under the law.

From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.