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explore

[ik-splawr, -splohr] / ɪkˈsplɔr, -ˈsploʊr /


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Josh Wallace and Emmanuel Forbes Jr. are expected to help fill Watson’s spot, and McVay indicated that the Rams could explore adding a cornerback before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

It said members would meet policymakers, civil society groups and business leaders to "explore opportunities for renewed US engagement on climate, energy, and economic policy."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

What once appeared to require collisions between massive nuclei can now be investigated through much smaller systems, giving researchers new opportunities to explore the behavior of matter under extraordinary conditions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

As I am an American Muslim myself, and have plenty of family and friends in Texas, it is a phenomenon I was curious to explore.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Ms. Rannells and Georgie headed off to a morning of fancy dresses, and the guys went to explore the world’s best literature.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

MarketWatch’s Claudia Assis explores the risks and rewards the state faces and the community concerns that are being raised.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

In his new book ‘The Savage Mind,’ the USC professor and Ojibwe author explores how the myth of Manifest Destiny continues to shape modern American culture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Alison Green, the advice maven behind Ask a Manager, explores what makes some employees so resistant to quitting a toxic job.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

They are also important to spintronics, which explores ways to use the magnetic properties of electrons in electronic devices, and to research involving topological quantum effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

When Father Monaghan steps out of his car and explores the colony, he’s immediately horrified by what he sees.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Scientists have picked up signals from the smallest scale of nature ever explored – 100 billion times smaller than an atom.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Madison has also said that the home is “haunted,” a claim that was explored on a 2021 episode of “Ghost Adventures.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Times Holiday Gift Guide, we selected, tested and explored gift ideas for everyone on your list.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

"Yiting assembled an absolutely huge amount of data from all over the world and carefully explored all possibilities," Meyer said.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

But she was five years old, and she was in a new, exciting place she’d never seen before, that just called out to be explored.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Rather than concentrating on one hallmark of the disease, scientists are exploring treatments that address several interconnected causes of brain damage.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

In 2024, the company hired its first researcher to study “model welfare,” conducting experiments exploring the subjective experiences and potential consciousness of AI, and whether it requires moral consideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Earlier this month, the group of women spent a week exploring the north coast, visiting the Giant's Causeway, the Dark Hedges and Londonderry.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

But in the past few years, a number of acclaimed new Hungarian restaurants have come to the rescue, stewarded by tradition-minded chefs intent on exploring and innovating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He was continuing to study the game, but he spent more time exploring his theories on religion.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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