probing

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

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

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Trump told reporters that the suspect, who was detained at the scene, was a California resident and law enforcement agents were probing his home.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

"When you're probing something new, you don't have a lot of data to train AI," Nemenman explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The few times he dared to look up, she looked up, too; her eyes drifting coolly, calmly, collectedly across his face, probing with a vapory lack of concern.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols