fact-finding
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Stalled talks have moved to the fact-finding stage.
From Los Angeles Times
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.
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
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