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investigatory



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Decoder Ring, Slate’s podcast about cracking cultural mysteries, turns its investigatory powers inward to explore what exactly a “podcast” is these days, as more and more shows pivot from audio to video.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Paula works as a fact-checker at a New York City newsmagazine, a job chosen, I imagine, to account for her investigatory chops, though not her tendency to put herself in dangerous situations.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

That order prevented the public release of Smith’s investigatory findings.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

The inquiry, by the investigatory powers commissioners, is due to report to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer within weeks.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

She produced from the depths of her pride the ugly investigatory note of the modern district visitor.

From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells


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