probe
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The Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick reportedly became the subject of a criminal leak probe after she reported on Patel’s alleged drinking and erratic management of the bureau.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
The rift between Scott and Cumming ignited earlier this year during her probe of a pilot youth-diversion program, which she had criticized for issues including poor data collection.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also acknowledged using errant figures to justify a fraud probe in New York, deepening concerns in the administration’s methods for identifying problematic activity.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Also, Xi is sure to pressure the US to drop a recently announced trade probe into unfair business practices.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
It was a Weltschmerz—which we used to call “Welshrats”— the world sadness that rises into the soul like a gas and spreads despair so that you probe for the offending event and can find none.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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