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Mr Lawson said the pioneering work had even ascertained where the people, who were buried between the 12th Century and 1560, were born.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Fire service officials have not ascertained which of the two buildings caught fire first.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Both Prieur and Mafart had been involved in planning the operation back in Paris—it was Prieur who had first ascertained the ship’s itinerary by calling Lloyd’s of London and posing as a journalist.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.

From Slate • Jul. 22, 2025

Rogers' room, as Philip Lombard had already ascertained, was untenanted.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie