exploratory

Example Sentences

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There were exploratory follow-up dates, but it usually only took one to know.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

MRI displaced exploratory surgery as the first diagnostic step for neurological injury, joint damage and tumor staging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I’m hoping a more experimental, exploratory approach to providing information, context and interpretation, in keeping with the rest of the enterprise, might yet come.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Much of that work is exploratory and uncertain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Since then, Pax managed an exploratory visit to the kitchen counter every time he was left alone, looking for more of them.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker