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having the purpose of ascertaining factsa fact-finding tour of the Northeast

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facsimile machine, facsimile transmission, fact, fact-check, fact finder, fact-finding, factice, facticity, faction, factional, factionalism

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How to use fact-finding in a sentence

But far more interesting than any past romances are her one-woman fact-finding missions.
Morgan Fairchild: Badass Foreign Policy Wonk|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That kind of fact-finding—often amid a scarcity of facts—would be for a jury to determine.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was sponsored by something called the American Fact-Finding Committee, chaired by ring-wing organizer Bernard Weissman.
Dallas Lays Elaborate but Dignified Plans to Celebrate Assassination Anniversary|Helen Anders|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Back in December, a State Department fact-finding mission discovered evidence of Syrian chemical weapons use.
Does Obama Actually Have a Red Line on Syria?|David Frum|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“The two-state solution by all stretches of the imagination and fact finding no longer exists as a viable option,” she said.
The Waiting Game|Sarah Wildman|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Here again the Committee was not engaged on a fact-finding mission, but was seeking to evaluate the evidence in a broad way.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
The first step in international consideration of minerals is obviously one of fact-finding.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

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