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fact-finding

British  

adjective

  1. having the purpose of ascertaining facts

    a fact-finding tour of the Northeast
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Silver confirmed "discussions with Real Madrid and other Spanish clubs as well," but said they were "more in the category of fact-finding" rather than issuing invitations to join the league.

From Barron's

A United Nations fact-finding mission in Venezuela said this week that the release of prisoners was going far too slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Hoyles planted his olive crop in 2024 after fact-finding trips to Italy, which saw him collaborate with other farmers who said it had been "fantastic".

From BBC

Hong Kong has a legal mechanism to set up "commissions of inquiry", which in the past were usually led by judges to undertake complex fact-finding exercises -- a practice left over from British colonial rule.

From Barron's

An independent fact-finding mission will investigate reported mass killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, the UN announced on Friday.

From BBC

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