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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
During the interrogation, Walton said one of the males with her had shot Rosas-Rosales, a statement that lined up with Alvarado’s description of a male killing his friend.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Federal agents subjected them to interrogations and even incarceration.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
During his tenure, Jennings has: Effectively fired four officers and a supervisor who knew Harold Easter had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop in January 2020 but failed to render any aid, instead leaving him alone in an interrogation room for more than 10 minutes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
The film is also an introspective interrogation of Cruise's stardom, confronting its main character with uncomfortable realities: his world is artificial, insulated, and fleeting, and his multimillion-dollar good looks could disappear in an instant.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Federal agents subjected them to interrogations and even incarceration.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
During his tenure, Jennings has: Effectively fired four officers and a supervisor who knew Harold Easter had swallowed cocaine during a traffic stop in January 2020 but failed to render any aid, instead leaving him alone in an interrogation room for more than 10 minutes.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2025
The film is also an introspective interrogation of Cruise's stardom, confronting its main character with uncomfortable realities: his world is artificial, insulated, and fleeting, and his multimillion-dollar good looks could disappear in an instant.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Ever since Google first set sail in 1998, we have been conditioned to write a few keywords or phrases, so our questioning ability is rusty.—
Bob Pearson,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Under Rand's questioning, Giles also said that he had never been involved in a successful third-country removal and knew of no other deportation officer in a similar capacity who had been involved in one.—
July 10,
CBS News,
10 July 2025
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The State's Attorney's Office did not immediately respond to an inquiry about whether McNeil's video had factored into its decision not to charge Bowers.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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But over the past five years he’s been considerably more hazy about the release of the Epstein tapes, waving off any inquiries about their whereabouts.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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By the time Ono came before his second trial by inquisition, this one at the hands of the governors of the State University System, the counterassault was well and truly underway.—
Ron Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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Led by Katherine Christensen, assistant marketing professor at Indiana University, the research asked whether feeling a stronger connection to one’s future self would encourage more retirement saving.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Dry eyes affect millions of people each year, and research suggests the condition is on the rise.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
21 July 2025
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The probe examined workplace culture and complaint handling procedures across the production spanning nearly two decades.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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As part of that probe, the board recently requested a slew of records related to individuals and fundraising events referenced in his indictment.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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From France, Chichin’s work is an exploration of urban parks that create natural refuges in the heart of cities, reframing them as spaces of resistance and wonder.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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The ship’s missions require the crew to work together to overcome challenges such as combat, puzzle-solving, diplomacy, and exploration.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Patrick De Haan — head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, which, in addition to AAA, also tracks how much gasoline is selling for at the pump — predicted prices will remain well under $4 a gallon throughout the summer.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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As this salary analysis shows, professors at elite institutions often earn double the salary while teaching half the course load.—
Matthew Scogin,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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But participants in the study offered several more human hypotheses, too.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
15 July 2025
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In a study published in May, researchers were able to finetune leading large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o to generate responses that are harmful and unintended by the makers of the models.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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