Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to investigation.
- adjective Characterized by or engaged in investigation; specializing in uncovering and reporting hidden information.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to investigation; given to investigation; curious and deliberate in research.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
investigation ;inquisitive ;curious ;searching .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective designed to find information or ascertain facts
Etymologies
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Examples
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And the second piece that you need is what I call investigative intuition.
JSOnline.com 2010
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And the second piece that you need is what I call investigative intuition.
JSOnline.com 2010
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And the second piece that you need is what I call investigative intuition.
JSOnline.com 2010
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The joint investigative is working that as a key question.
Senate Sergeant at Arms Joins Facebook To Apologize To Inaugural Ticket Holders - The Consumerist 2009
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But for now, let it be a lesson to aspiring young conservatives interested in investigative journalism: 'Know your limits.
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“The main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives reopened a probe of Lime Wire and other peer-to-peer file-sharing companies last week, citing data breaches blamed on the technology,” says CNEt News.
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He plans to use his profile as a former TV anchor who was highly visible in the political world in order to draw publicity and attention to long-term investigative projects that would otherwise have a tougher time breaking through all the clutter and noise.
David Shuster launching new investigative Web site Greg Sargent 2011
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Citizen journalists can play a key role in investigative journalism.
Arianna Huffington: Journalism 2009: Desperate Metaphors, Desperate Revenue Models, And The Desperate Need For Better Journalism Arianna Huffington 2010
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Not one person at Fox news or Rush Limbaugh or whoever has a basic college degree under thier belt in investigative journalism.
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I stopped by only to recommend that you take a refresher course in investigative journalism and journalistic integrity.
Blitzer: Court ruling could have huge impact at the polls 2008
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