probing
Example Sentences
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France is probing possible foreign interference after a passenger ferry was infected with malware that could allow the ship to be remotely controlled, the interior minister said Wednesday.
From Barron's
Debate over bonus payments for aviation safety workers is part of the broader fallout from the 43-day government shutdown, with federal officials also probing workers’ attendance and airlines’ compliance with mandated flight restrictions.
Despite intensified Russian use of drone and missile strikes and probing infantry assaults, “they have failed to achieve that,” said the officer, “and we do not intend to let them succeed.”
Some recent experiments have involved probing impurities in aluminium while it melts.
From BBC
However, his vocal support for judges probing a corruption scandal in defence procurement also risked alienating powerful elements of the military.
From BBC
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