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delve

[delv] / dɛlv /


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Merseyside Police say an appropriate policing plan will be in place for Sunday but chose not to delve into specifics when asked by BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Also, live demonstrations of Nikola Tesla’s lightning machine, magic and talks, one featuring a chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory that’ll delve into the mysteries of the universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Netflix has revealed that the new installment will delve deeper into the Addams family history, while the newly released Paris image suggests that Wednesday’s next adventure could take her beyond Nevermore Academy.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

His molds, based on the form of a lion sculpture in the British Museum, delve into the politics of collecting and ponder what is lost when cultural artifacts are centralized in institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

It was a long and weary ascent; but this stairway did not delve into the mountain-side.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

In her book, Wing delves into prenups when she talks about corporate ownership and governance, because her view is that a family is like a business, and business is like a family.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

The actor is starring alongside the Oscar-winning Mikey Madison in "The Social Reckoning," the drama directed and written by Aaron Sorkin that delves into the inner workings of Facebook.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The book delves into Princess Diana’s upbringing, her red-flag-ridden engagement and marriage to then-Prince Charles, the 1997 car accident that ended her life and the aftermath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

She seeks and delves in all her boxes until she finds a white silk shirt, well made of delicate texture, and very soft.

From Four Arthurian Romances by William Wistar Comfort

Faruqui’s ruling came on the heels of a three-day hearing last week that delved into how the case against the officials began.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

A 2025 report by the American Credit Union Mortgage Association, a national nonprofit trade group, delved into these application figures and concluded that credit unions reported significantly lower denial rates than other lenders.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Podcasts initially started as audio only, but over the years, have delved into showing video too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

As Amicus delved into popular constitutionalism—the process by which ordinary people shape constitutional meaning—we came across Lyle Cherneff’s work on a largely forgotten American story that captures the concept in action.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ron fell asleep almost immediately, but Harry delved into his trunk and pulled out his copy of Advanced Potion-Making before getting into bed.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Instead of confronting the grief head-on, Mr. Wladyka takes a more oblique approach, delving into Ha-Chan’s rich imagination to show her, for example, picturing herself floating weightless during a dance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Centuries later, these scientists are delving into what we can learn from wildlife about the properties of plants in the forest habitats they evolved in.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I took care of mom for 20 years before her dementia started,” she said, delving into some of the long history of their mother’s manic-depressive behavior.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Perhaps because he was better at delving into the social and urban fabric than at creating popular spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

We continued our investigating, delving deeper into the growth.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer


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