interrogation

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Recent Examples of interrogation Attorney Jon Loevy said Fulton spent more than 100 hours being interrogated, at age 18, and Mitchell more than 40 hours under interrogation, at age 17, and were coerced into false confessions that evidence didn’t support. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025 The troops planned to tie and blindfold the officials, then take them to an underground military bunker for interrogation, prosecutors said. Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025 That fact is never mentioned in the episode, and footage of Barrientos-Quintana’s arrest and interrogation shows him with a full head of black hair. Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 29 Mar. 2025 Episode 1 concentrates on Jamie’s arrest and interrogation, while Episode 2 follows a pair of detectives (Ashley Walters and Faye Marsay) into Jamie’s school to hopefully get some leads in the case. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interrogation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
Noun
  • After two lengthy days of questioning, a jury has been selected in the bribery trial of Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III, who is accused of conspiring to accept $5,000 and other perks from a red-light camera company executive in exchange for his help with legislation in Springfield.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Sixteen people were selected to act as jurors last week in Vallow Daybell’s trial over Vallow's death after a day of questioning in Maricopa County Superior Court.
    Miguel Torres, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek contacted the government of Ontario and Global Affairs Canada, the Canadian government department that handles foreign affairs, for comment on Tuesday via online inquiry form and email outside of regular office hours.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Each application requires the card issuer or lender to pull your credit report, which results in a hard inquiry on your report and dings your credit score a few points.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The show is set in 15th century Europe at a time of inquisition, a time when heretics are burned at the stake and it is essentially forbidden to look at the stars.
    Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 15 Mar. 2025
  • More snarky inquisitions continue deep into the episode when Morton hosts a lavish birthday party at her Atlanta mansion and both Williams and Kenya Moore, who’s noticeably been omitted from the season’s promo images, are introduced to the show’s new crew.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
  • Depression, anxiety, and mood disorders Scientific research shows that vitamin D may play a key role in balancing our mood and minimizing the risk of depression.
    Veronica Cristino and Hannah Coates, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
  • He’s gained recognition for his research into Hepatitis C, which is prevalent in his home country of Nigeria.
    Pamela Jew, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The entire Rio Rancho junior varsity baseball team was suspended in the midst of the probe.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Then a specialist used a probe equipped with a tiny camera to image the air passageways in Gray’s lungs, finally discovering the plastic impediment.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mark that date in your calendars, as The Alters will make the early summer season even hotter with a unique twist on space exploration and space colonization games.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The festival blends space exploration, music and public engagement into a vibrant celebration under the stars.
    Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Bottom Line is a business analysis column written by Evan Clark, deputy managing editor, who has covered the fashion industry since 2000.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In a new analysis of Australia’s evolving entertainment landscape, research firm Media Partners Asia (MPA) projects the country’s video industry will reach $12.3 billion in total revenue by 2030.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Khalil finished his graduate studies at Columbia in December and is set to graduate in the spring.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Examples include taking a basic set of capabilities and utilizing them to open a new market or rethinking the user experience based on new information from user studies.
    Chris Perry, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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