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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
The cast also features Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Rooker and Jena Malone (and that only scratches the surface), who all play critical roles in this interrogation of the mythologized American West.
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The key is balance: Ask enough to open the door to discovery without shutting it with too much interrogation.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead of facing her castmates’ inevitable interrogation, Huger is taking a different route: accountability.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
The key is balance: Ask enough to open the door to discovery without shutting it with too much interrogation.
—Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Instead of facing her castmates’ inevitable interrogation, Huger is taking a different route: accountability.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Later, he’s locked in an interrogation room and connected to lie detectors, being questioned by a character played by Krys Marshall, and nudged to lie about his feelings by another (Sarah Shahi) — who claims to have a message from Cal himself.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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Indeed, local news in particular has proven to be a critical piece of infrastructure, providing up-to-the-minute evacuation orders, live video of fast-moving fires and tough questioning of officials during press conferences.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Quiz Former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week for questioning as part of her confirmation process for U.S. attorney general in the Trump Administration.—
Maggie McGrath,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Michael Washburn, Florida Department of Transportation spokesman, said he’s gotten inquiries about the shirts from a bowling team, veterans groups, national radio shows, and a British newspaper.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2025
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The government has ordered a public inquiry, saying there were grave questions to answer.—
Reuters,
CNN,
23 Jan. 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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Share [Findings] The Journal of Pediatric Genetics retracted a study on Islamic beliefs concerning the possible supernatural causes of birth defects on the grounds that the research lacked a scientific basis.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harper's Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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However recent research suggests that the death toll could be far higher than current estimates.—
Rachel Wilson,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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The former special counsel accused the two allies of Mr. Trump of attempting to interfere with the federal probe.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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In addition to House Oversight, the bipartisan leadership of the Senate Finance Committee and federal regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched their own probes of PBMs—all finding that PBMs operate in ways that hurt patients.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps slightly more explicit and definitely more feminist, but thoroughly goofy in its exploration of the proclivities of the title characters.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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However, robotic exploration of this region could determine whether the ocean was ever present — and if life could have existed within it.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2023 analysis by KFF, Medicaid provides a critical safety net to a significant swath of Americans.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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The study found consistent themes in how the victims reported their interactions with their scammer.—
Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi,
Discover Magazine,
18 Jan. 2025
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Building with wood instead of concrete and steel in 80% of new buildings would, according to a 2020 study by Aalto University and the Finnish Environment Institute, help offset half of Europe’s construction industry emissions.—
Maddy Savage,
TIME,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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