In media res is a literary device that means "in the middle of things."
The sentence that is correctly construed with an independent clause and a dependent clause is A) As they examined the evidence afresh, they thought of a completely different explanation.
The other sentences don't have dependent clauses, only phrases.
Answer:
All are good answers but i think that A is the best bet here
Explanation:
I think it’s B:)
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