exploratory

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In the late ’50s his musically exploratory efforts continued via “Tenor Madness,” a recording in which he is paired with Coltrane, showcasing the two principal tenor saxophone stylists of the era.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 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

Everyone is doomed in Mr. Diaz’s account of European colonialism and exploratory naval history—not just the primitive Filipinos and Indonesians but the Portuguese on the mission from their silent God.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Much of that work is exploratory and uncertain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Music, gender and education: A report on some exploratory research.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin