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investigators

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plural of investigator

as in researchers

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated

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a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art

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Recent Examples of investigators When investigators approached him in 2010 about the investigation into his father’s killing, Douglas Herlihy referred them to his attorney. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Over 70 women came forward to investigators, reporting harrowing accounts of the brothers’ attacks, prosecutors said in their sentencing memo. — Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Police also asked that anyone with photos or video share them with investigators. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The witness was not injured and is cooperating with investigators, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026 In a statement posted to Facebook, the Wichita Police Department asked anyone with video of the incident to upload it so investigators could take a look. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 In coordination with agents from the state Department of Labor’s Wage & Workplace Standards Division, investigators determined that the business was operating without a workers’ compensation insurance policy on two separate occasions. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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To turn rigid solar tech into bendable panels that can roll over backpacks or car roofs, researchers had to fix a major manufacturing flaw in flexible perovskite solar cells.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Cancer vaccines have been a goal for medical researchers for decades.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026

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Tallahassee police detectives have reviewed digital evidence and canvassed the area, police said in a statement Sunday.

— Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
The older brother, Marques Smith, said in an interview with detectives that they were dropped off from work at 29th Street and Indiana Avenue minutes before police officers were seen in the area, according to court records.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

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