Example Sentences

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Investigating four centuries of British and American data, Mr. Goodspeed concludes that the apparent business cycles that economists have spent careers documenting are “apophanies” rather than epiphanies: illusions of pattern imposed on noise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Investigating the smell, she ventured about 50 feet off the dirt road, toward heavy woods, where she peered into a tree-lined creek bed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Investigating magistrates started questioning them this month, but have no significant leads so far, top Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau has said.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Investigating the remote, derelict town of Shelby Oaks was Riley’s last known project.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Investigating Nature is one thing and so is defending yourself against it, within limits, but fooling with it is quite another.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood