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Six example sentences with investigate, each labelled with its topic.
The head chef stayed late to investigate why loaves from the back oven came out pale, checking each thermostat and rack in turn.
Cooking
Moderators began to investigate the suspicious speedrun, replaying the recording frame by frame and comparing the input log against the game's timer.
Gaming
The photographer had to investigate why every frame from the trip came back streaked, checking the lens, the sensor, and finally the scanner.
Photography
Two detectives were assigned to investigate the missing ledger, starting with everyone who had a key to the office.
Law
The board hired an outside firm to investigate the expense claims, and the report ran to two hundred pages.
Business
Engineers spent the weekend trying to investigate the crash, reading logs line by line until one timestamp stood out.
Technology
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