Example Sentences

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“The government doesn’t usually outsource its investigatory processes to external people,” he said, referring to Loomer and others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

That decision junked Mr. Khan’s own investigatory timeline, shocking his ICC staff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

That order prevented the public release of Smith’s investigatory findings.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Sheinbaum, a protege of López Obrador, embraced her predecessor’s approach but sought to improve Mexico’s intelligence-gathering and investigatory powers and strengthen the rule of law.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

I said, gauging my injuries with an investigatory hand, and suddenly that distant tunnel mouth became, as it were, a watching eye.

From The First Men in the Moon by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)