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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
The more collaborative approach was similar to one that Bacon took on another recent police reform effort: to prevent officers from lying to kids during interrogations.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
There was the feeling that this was for revenge, not arrest or interrogation, because there was nothing even according to all their racist laws to charge me with.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The fact that a person is allowed to write a falsehood and take down an entire community with nary a hint of interrogation is damaging.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
On Friday, the opening day of the competition, the inventors had set up shop onstage at the Ferst Center for the Arts, in preparation for their demos and subsequent critical interrogations.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2025
There was the feeling that this was for revenge, not arrest or interrogation, because there was nothing even according to all their racist laws to charge me with.
—Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The fact that a person is allowed to write a falsehood and take down an entire community with nary a hint of interrogation is damaging.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
On Friday, the opening day of the competition, the inventors had set up shop onstage at the Ferst Center for the Arts, in preparation for their demos and subsequent critical interrogations.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Organizations must actively foster environments where questioning is encouraged, exploration is rewarded, and learning is continuous.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That odd exchange was followed by sharp questioning from Council Member Lincoln Restler over Holmes’ broader record and the contents of a Daily News article published Friday about the large-scale turnover throughout the agency and several hiring decisions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
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Despite public pressure, including from the families of the roughly 1,200 people killed in the Oct. 7 attack and the 251 taken as hostages into Gaza, Netanyahu has resisted calls for a commission of inquiry.—
MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA, NATALIE MELZER AND TIA GOLDENBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Movies At Telluride, ‘Conclave’ pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren’t ready for prime time Sept. 1, 2024 Early on, Callas parried these inquisitions with humor.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Nov. 2024
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Lost during last week’s inquisition into the Hail Mary and botched fullback dive was a careful examination of more macro issues the Bears are dealing with.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Nov. 2024
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As a result, forensic research used that profile to find new investigative leads, per CBS News.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Boeing has captured the largest portion of U.S. foreign military sales to India since 2017, according to estimates by Cowen Washington Research Group, a research arm at the investment bank TD Cowen.—
Seema Mody,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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The probe misjudged its rate of descent and hit the moon hard, snapping a leg and tipping onto its side.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2025
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South Korea’s military said all live-fire training would be suspended from Thursday until a probe into the incident had concluded.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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One of the main draws is its vast lagoon, the largest in French Polynesia, teaming with marine life, providing plenty of opportunities for underwater exploration.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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During the Cold War, major powers signed the Antarctic Treaty, setting aside territorial claims on the continent and committing instead to use it as a site of international scientific exploration and cooperation.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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The half-hour show airs on weekday afternoons alongside Pardon the Interruption, another of the network's analysis shows.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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An analysis of President Trump’s tariffs with economic expert 04:44 And Target CEO Brian Cornell this week told CNBC that because the discount retailer relies heavily on produce from Mexico, consumers can expect to see higher prices on fruits and vegetables almost immediately.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Multiple studies have shown that the health benefits of work done by EPA outweigh the costs by more than 30 to 1.—
Naperville Sun,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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Around 99% of its students rely on federal funding in some way, whether loans, grants or federal work study programs.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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