investigation
noun
the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
investigations
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pluralof investigation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But there is “no evidence connecting the two death investigations at this time,” said Kari Mercer, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The firm filed for bankruptcy protection last year to protect customer assets, citing investigations into its business and questions about what its customers owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
"That's one of the investigations, to try to understand whether there is a gluonic contribution to the structure we see."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
But despite lengthy investigations, amateur sleuthing and endless speculation, neither case came to a resolution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
In his investigations among fossil skulls, her colleague Oliver Payne had discovered that around thirty thousand years ago a great increase had taken place in the number of shadow particles associated with human remains.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
