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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
During interrogation, detectives kicked the men in their legs and genitals and punched them in the head, according to the lawsuit.
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The individual was said to have confessed during interrogation.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The pursuit of an answer results in a heady, often surreal interrogation of whether true sincerity is possible, especially for someone known for anything but.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
During one interrogation, MBI Lt. Heath Farish repeatedly suggested Jordan had a weapon.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
The individual was said to have confessed during interrogation.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The pursuit of an answer results in a heady, often surreal interrogation of whether true sincerity is possible, especially for someone known for anything but.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
During one interrogation, MBI Lt. Heath Farish repeatedly suggested Jordan had a weapon.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
Noun
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The guy drips with emotion and cannot breeze past or ignore a line of questioning.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The Bad Boy Records founder's lawyers argued that the line of questioning could potentially imply the idea that Combs could buy his way out of trouble.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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But the teacher who wrote the Sept. 27, 2023, email included student names, and the teacher who wrote the Nov. 1, 2023 email provided student names in response to an inquiry by Williams-James, the two teachers told The Bee.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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The Oklahoma Department of Education and Walters' office did not respond to an inquiry from USA TODAY.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Biden's physical and mental decline in office and its cover up by those around him is a legitimate scandal worthy of inquisition.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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This eccentric novel—by turns a workplace comedy, a philosophical inquisition, and a smorgasbord of bodily horror—is given life by Larraquy’s electric prose and by the merciless passions of his characters.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Previous research has found that other animals, like birds and rodents, appear to have gotten smaller because of climate change.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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However, research has found the effectiveness of triclosan is limited and only reduces acne to a moderate degree.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
22 May 2025
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Section 301 allows the president to conduct investigations on trading partners and impose tariffs at the conclusion of the probe.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Yet Bongino's post on X announced that case was part of a new probe.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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The public and private sectors must keep funding and extending collaboration in the rapidly changing landscape with research and development and exploration in order to solve the numerous issues that lie ahead and enhance our quality of life and safety.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Chinese coast guard ships have even harassed vessels conducting energy exploration inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.—
ELY RATNER,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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Eighteen individuals were booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail solely on charges related to being homeless over a period of four and a half weeks, an analysis of recent booking data shows.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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Weekly analysis and insights from Asia’s largest economy in your inbox Subscribe now One restriction that caught many in the industry by surprise was on tungsten, a U.S.-designated critical mineral but not a rare earth.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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But in 2020, COVID arrived in the U.S., shuttering hundreds of research studies.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Previous studies have indicated that pure-breed cats are more likely to carry the long-type gene. Of the cats in the study, many of the mixed breed felines were former strays, suggesting that rescue cats may be more vocal.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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