Investigate
Investigate verb - To search through or into.
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Pursue and investigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pursue" instead a verb "Investigate".
Pursue
Pursue verb - To go after or on the track of.
Investigate and pursue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Investigate" instead a verb "Pursue".
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- When the Dark Angels arrive to investigate his death in Ravenwing, Sammael considers Boreas a heretic for failing to pursue the Fallen.
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In Snuff, he claims the same right to investigate crime in the disputed Shires region; technically speaking, the Watch even pursue the criminals into Quirm and faraway Howondaland to make arrests.
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While Brackenreid trusts his record and abilities enough to give him considerable leeway, his superiors are not so generous, and frequently interfere with Murdoch's efforts to thoroughly investigate the case by attempting to force him to drop or pursue lines of investigations.
Source: Series / Murdoch Mysteries
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