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“The government doesn’t usually outsource its investigatory processes to external people,” he said, referring to Loomer and others.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

The inquiry, by the investigatory powers commissioners, is due to report to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer within weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

“I certainly think it is very clear that there are a number of investigatory leads because it is abundantly clear that there are a number of people who committed devastating harm to survivors,” Hersh said.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

A faculty investigatory committee was called and spent about a year grinding the dispute.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The Advancement of Learning is a brilliant popular exposition of the cause of scientific enquiry and of the inductive or investigatory method of research.

From English Literature: Modern Home University Library of Modern Knowledge by Mair, G. H. (George Herbert)