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delving, disquisition, examen, examination, exploration, inquiry, inquisition, investigation, probation, probe, probing, research, study
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None of the president’s men defunded the Russiagate inquest. — Deroy Murdock, National Review, "Obstruction? There Was No Obstruction.," 2 Aug. 2019 This post will be updated as more evidence is presented during the inquest today. — Lauren Smiley, Glamour, "Sarah Hart Was ‘Intoxicated’: Everything We’ve Learned So Far About the Hart Family From the Coroner’s Inquest," 5 Apr. 2019 The Swiss authorities began an inquest that lasted three days. — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, "How the pursuit of one European peak gave rise to modern mountaineering," 1 Aug. 2019 At some point, a coroner’s inquest will review the death in a hearing where involved officers will be called to testify. — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, "Coroner ID’s East Bay man killed in police chase," 30 July 2019 Investigators will testify about their findings in April as part of a coroner’s inquest to determine the manners of death of each family member. — Molly Young, The Seattle Times, "Hart family crash: Where the case stands one year later," 25 Mar. 2019 Despite strong belief in the suicide theory, especially in the media, an inquest later found that Maxwell died from a heart attack and drowning. — Ben Widdicombe, Town & Country, "Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's Alleged Madam, Has Spent Her Life in the Headlines," 10 July 2019 Of the seven officers who were part of the inquest, four have been terminated or, in the case of school resource officer Scot Peterson, arrested. — CNN, "Broward County terminates two more officers for Parkland shooting response," 26 June 2019 The Ely court records offer a remarkably rich array of depositions, jury lists, inquests and examinations, which are helping experts learn more about historic crime trends and the application of justice within Ely’s court system. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Trove of English Court Records Reveal Stories of Murder, Witchcraft, Cheese Theft," 14 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inquest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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