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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a investigation" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use is "an" because "investigation" begins with a vowel sound.
Example: "The police launched an investigation into the recent thefts in the neighborhood."
Alternatives: "an inquiry" or "an examination".
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O'Callaghan's disappearance after leaving a nightclub sparked a "category A" investigation in 2011.
We deemed it a "Category A" investigation, which is the highest in terms of public-interest resources.
Police Internal Affairs investigators and federal prosecutors have begun a investigation to determine whether other current or former officers have been involved with the men in other crimes, officials said.
His plight, added to the Serie A investigation, has put the Azzurri under tremendous strain.
It marked the beginning of a investigation that would expose the seedier side of Fleet Street.
The plot consists of a investigation into the life of a man found dead after having been hurled from a train.
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The A-investigation is a simple measurement of sedimentation rate beneath the net cages; the B-investigation is a sediment investigation providing a trend monitoring of the sediment condition, and the C-investigation is a comprehensive investigation of the benthic macrofaunal community structure.
The commission began an investigation a year later.
Last week, a congressional committee launched an investigation.
He promised an investigation.
That test is an "investigation".
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