as in to explore
to search through or into
experts investigating new ways of dealing with the problem
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Instead, sheriff’s offices statewide were allowed for seven years to choose which law enforcement agencies investigated their in-custody deaths.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
Last year, the Justice Department and the F.T.C. agreed to divide up responsibility for investigating whether the biggest players in artificial intelligence were violating antitrust laws.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At a news conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the deadly crash.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The team is investigating a minor anomaly in a wiring harness for one of the motor stages and hopes to launch the third rocket before April 6, when the experiment's launch window closes, according to the statement.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Apr. 2025
Last year, the Justice Department and the F.T.C. agreed to divide up responsibility for investigating whether the biggest players in artificial intelligence were violating antitrust laws.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
At a news conference Sunday, Schumer said the company, New York Helicopter Tours, should be required to halt all flights as the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the deadly crash.
—Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The team is investigating a minor anomaly in a wiring harness for one of the motor stages and hopes to launch the third rocket before April 6, when the experiment's launch window closes, according to the statement.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Investigate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/investigate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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