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as in questioning
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as in investigation
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Recent Examples of interrogation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has published footage purportedly showing the interrogations of two different North Korean prisoners of war (POWs).
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The narrative stalls during portions of the police station interrogation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Several behind-the-scenes folks are shown raw, unedited footage of interrogations, which remind you that these monsters are nonetheless fellow human beings.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Key evidence in the case included Lapointe's confessions during a nearly 10-hour interrogation by Manchester police.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
The narrative stalls during portions of the police station interrogation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Several behind-the-scenes folks are shown raw, unedited footage of interrogations, which remind you that these monsters are nonetheless fellow human beings.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Key evidence in the case included Lapointe's confessions during a nearly 10-hour interrogation by Manchester police.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interrogation
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After the detainment and questioning of more than 40 U.S. citizens produce no solid leads and a second, smaller cyberattack on a consumer bank leaves the nation in turmoil, George appears to be losing control of the investigation — and the country is losing its faith in him.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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Offering a rare look at all the backdoor lobbying, moral questioning and endless waiting involved in an affair that lasted for nearly two months, director Brandon Kramer does an impressive job revealing the personal and geopolitical aspects of a heartbreaking true story.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 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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Netanyahu has resisted forming a commission of inquiry.—
Kat Lonsdorf,
NPR,
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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Together, the research team suggests these two factors may be contributing to the ailments and immune dysfunction many astronauts experience on the job.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
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 new civil fraud probe's looking at UnitedHealth's practices for recording diagnoses that trigger extra payments to its Medicare Advantage plans, including at physician groups the insurance giant owns, the WSJ said.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Reports about the probe came two days after CNBC first reported that UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees and could pursue layoffs if resignation quotas aren’t met.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
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He’s backed by men in black in an exploration of desire and its absence.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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Ultimately, Il Giardino, like Radici, takes on the form of an inner narrative, an analysis, and a catharsis—an ongoing exploration of the self, without a definitive solution.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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The neighbors — a group of computer savants and vegan activists committed to the study of human cognition, most of them trans women — moved box trucks on his land.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to a McKinsey study, high performers are 400% more productive than average employees.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Interrogation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interrogation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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