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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
When Dries stepped down, there were of course interrogations, doubts about what could happen.
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Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors had turned over some 10,000 pages of evidence along with a videotaped interrogation during which police say Crimo confessed to the mass shooting.
—Samira Puskar, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The genre of true crime comes in for interrogation in both Predators, from director David Osit, and Zodiac Killer Project, directed by Charlie Shackleton.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Former President Barack Obama, for example, ended the C.I.A. interrogation program started under former President George W. Bush but did not fire the officers accused of torturing Al Qaeda prisoners.
—Seamus Hughes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors had turned over some 10,000 pages of evidence along with a videotaped interrogation during which police say Crimo confessed to the mass shooting.
—Samira Puskar, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
The genre of true crime comes in for interrogation in both Predators, from director David Osit, and Zodiac Killer Project, directed by Charlie Shackleton.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
Former President Barack Obama, for example, ended the C.I.A. interrogation program started under former President George W. Bush but did not fire the officers accused of torturing Al Qaeda prisoners.
—Seamus Hughes, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Just whittling down a potential pool of hundreds of jury candidates is expected to last as many as three days at the end of April, the judge said, before the final panel undergoes voir dire questioning, scheduled to begin the first few days of May.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The man was brought back to Oakland for questioning and was to be booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of murder.—
Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
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While lawyers for the state agency that oversees the medical board collected records from the hospital under subpoena, including medical reviews that criticized Weiner’s care, that inquiry languished at the staff level, according to one current and one former board member.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is due to adding another line of credit, having a hard credit inquiry performed and lowering your average credit account age, all of which influence your credit score.—
Ashley Donohoe,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2024
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The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Just do your research or test in a small, inconspicuous corner before starting.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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An investigation led by Chief Justice Earl Warren concluded that Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy, but the probe has been widely criticized by academics and historians in the 62 years since the assassination.—
Stefan Becket,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Any possible criminal probe would also face a major uphill struggle because members of Congress are protected from prosecution for their official actions by the Constitution’s Speech and Debate Clause.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2025
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However, Severance’s subtle exploration of race feels natural to the story.—
Banseka Kayembe,
refinery29.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Starman is the story of Gentry Lee, currently chief engineer for planetary exploration at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The flight to gold in moments of market crisis draws on decades of evidence, according to an analysis co-authored by Harvey in 2020.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Schaffner said the recent study also doesn’t provide enough evidence for health authorities to recommend avoiding the cookies.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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In the years following the tornado, engineering studies were conducted to determine the storm’s exact impact.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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