Practise the standard verbs for running a fair, thorough workplace investigation.
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Fill in: 'We ___ a formal investigation into every serious complaint, rather than settling it informally with a quiet word between two people.'
We 'conduct an investigation' — the standard, simple collocation for formally examining a serious workplace complaint. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'Handling a serious complaint informally instead of investigating it properly can ___ the underlying pattern completely unaddressed until it recurs.'
We say an informal fix will 'leave' the real pattern unaddressed — the standard, natural collocation for the resulting gap. The other options aren't idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every relevant witness separately, since a shared account taken in a group setting tends to quietly converge instead of staying independent.'
We 'interview a witness' — the standard, simple collocation for gathering an independent account during an investigation. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ every finding and decision in writing, so the process holds up to scrutiny well after anyone's memory of the details has faded.'
We 'document a finding' — the standard, simple collocation for recording an investigation's conclusions. The other options are less idiomatic here.
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Fill in: 'We ___ the investigation with a clear outcome communicated to the complainant, rather than letting it seemingly vanish with no resolution ever given.'
We 'close an investigation' — the standard, simple collocation for formally concluding a case with a stated outcome. The other options aren't idiomatic here.