investigation
noun/ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #1,352 most common English word
Meaning
A careful search for facts to discover the truth about something.
Example sentence
The police launched a thorough investigation to solve the mysterious case.
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