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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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Meanwhile the police agreed they missed opportunities in their investigations, but said they would reinvestigate if new evidence came to light.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025

“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

“That kind of mythology can take us further and have us reinvestigate all the other 200 bracteate inscriptions that we know,” Imer said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023

Details will be lost; and then, when remote ages turn to reinvestigate the half-forgotten past, the want of those details will issue in the customary problems and 'historic doubts.'

From The Eclipse of Faith Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic by Henry Rogers

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