investigate
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Although more research is necessary before these findings can be used in clinical practice, the study provides a new way to investigate how the autistic brain processes faces and how those responses change throughout childhood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
He said that he has begun to investigate DWP after reports of the high bills, but that a more proactive approach would allow for more transparency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Taylor, who had been in the state Senate for a few months when the city ordinance passed, said it made the public less safe by limiting the potential for police to investigate more serious crimes.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
To investigate the discrepancy, the UC Irvine-led research team compared its simulations with more than two decades of observations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Rather than approaching it, the hunters returned to Fairfax and informed authorities, and a deputy sheriff and the town marshal went to investigate.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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When Gladwell investigates whether those features actually make a gun more lethal, the case largely falls apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Hannah Seo investigates why the iconic Concord grape lost its throne.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
This chemical relationship is also important in astrobiology, which investigates the possibility of life beyond Earth and the environmental conditions that could support it, including habitable environments within our Solar System.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Panorama investigates the documents that were falsified to hide his wealth and evade tax.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
We all pretend to not be paying him any mind: I brush back Layla’s edges, Kayla investigates a sunflower seed, Marisol reads her Suze Orman book, and Janae pretends to be on the phone.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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The researchers also investigated evidence of Earth's ancient magnetic field recorded in sediments deposited at the bottom of a lake.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Scientists also investigated whether L. asiatica contains any of the chemicals already known to cause psychedelic experiences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
He covered the Afghan war and interviewed Taliban commanders, investigated Iranian sanctions evasion and was on the ground in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In a statement released by Meghan on Friday she said that when she received the information of the claims against her father she was "given assurance that these were being investigated".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
In retrospect, Bobby said that it was probable that she had learned the phrase from other people who had been investigated by the FBI, as the most effective tactic.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Google privately pushed back, court records show, arguing in an April email that the summons DHS used was designed for investigating imports of prohibited items.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
A spokesperson for Greenville Police Department could not comment on what the DEA was investigating when contacted by the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
They say they are investigating his failure to hand over his passports, but this does not classify him as a fugitive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Scientists have spent decades investigating the brain activity behind these differences.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Through investigating Tua’s secrets,” he said, referring to his pet by name, “humans will learn the key to longevity and better understand the evolution of life on earth.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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