investigation
/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ noun B1- The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research, especially patient or thorough inquiry or examination · The investigation into the crime has led to various leads as well as plenty of dead ends.· Despite thorough investigation, the perpetrator of the attacks remains unknown.
Plural investigations
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My investigation seemed to be progressing.
“I confess that so far, Watson, I had been disappointed in my investigation.
Even his iron constitution, however, had broken down under the strain of an investigation which had extended over two months, during which period he had never worked less than fifteen hours a day, and had more than once, as he assured me, kept to his task for five days at a stretch.
“And what is the result of your investigations?”
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