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reinvestigate

British  
/ ˌriːɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪt /

verb

  1. to investigate (a crime, murder, problem, etc) again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Now that we know it was a thinner shark, we need to reinvestigate its lifestyle, how it really lived, and what caused it to die,” Sternes said.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2024

So, she and her team set out to reinvestigate both the system’s stars and its gas, using what Murray calls the “latest and greatest” instruments available.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 29, 2023

It was then that Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano initiated a special grand jury to reinvestigate.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

Northumbria Police has now said it will reinvestigate the case.

From BBC ● May 10, 2023

This is not to say that time must be spent unprofitably in going over the same ground, or that out-of-town agencies must be badgered to reinvestigate old clues.

From Broken Homes A Study of Family Desertion and its Social Treatment by Joanna C. Colcord

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