probing

Example Sentences

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Federal regulators are probing former Rep. George Santos for allegedly trading illegally in a predictions contract referencing his State of the Union appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Big Blue has long placed a premium on quantum research, starting before the turn of the 21st century when researchers began probing the then-theoretical technology.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Richard Wagner’s “The Ring of the Nibelung” has been probing the morality of power and possession for a century and a half.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

They were probing but they lacked ideas and didn't look like they were going to score.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

They’d blunder along through the dark, willy-nilly, no sense of place or direction, probing for an enemy that nobody could see.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien