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How to use the word ascertaining in a Sentence?

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The New York City Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts and identity of three individuals depicted in the attached photo and video in connection to an assault that occurred within the confines of the 102nd Precinct.

New York

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I always supported looking at this possibility. But it was also my position from the outset that until we had actually vetted AVC’s [ Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance’s ] particular scientific allegations of WIV origin with real scientists, we shouldn't voice them in public, do demarches, or find China in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention over SARS-CoV-2. It was irresponsible of AVC to try to run with this before ascertaining whether its scientific claims could survive scrutiny, that's why I insisted upon vetting.

Chris Ford

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Right now we are not taking any action but certainly the burden of proof lies with them( LG) -- to come forward and say what they have done, we need to understand to what extent was this negligence or what it was. It will all come subsequently once we start ascertaining the situation on the ground.

Mekapati Goutham Reddy

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Lifeline will be granted permission to enter a Maltese port, where procedures for identification, ascertaining their asylum eligibility, and distribution to other member states will start immediately, the Maltese government took the lead on a solution before the situation escalated to a humanitarian crisis.

Joseph Muscat

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This line of inquiry makes it appear that the (special investigative unit) is looking for ways to discredit Mr. Zambrano based on any problems he may have faced in his past, instead of ascertaining the facts about the officers' knowledge at the time of the shooting.

The ACLU

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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