probe
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A police probe last year into a missing data file containing the details of hundreds of maternity cases found it was most likely deleted "intentionally or maliciously".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The crater appeared as a "large bright spot circled by a dark halo" by the LRO probe, which has been studying the Moon since 2009.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
By using a trapped calcium ion as a microscopic probe, the team has now observed the effect experimentally for the first time and measured its behavior in greater detail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sources familiar with the probe have met with DEA agents about the actress’s death, according to People Magazine and TMZ.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
February 12, 1961: A Venus probe, Venera, is launched to Venus but stops working after a week.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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In 2024, the US said Russia had launched a satellite which it believed may be capable of attacking other such probes.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The first step toward that phase of the mission occurred on September 3, 2026, when both probes were separated from the transport module.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
An inquiry commission set up to investigate the violence submitted its report in April and recommended further probes against several officials including Oli.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Justice Department hasn’t concluded whether to bring additional charges against Castro, they said, adding the investigation is ongoing and such probes take time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The same is likely true of at least one other study, called “The Use of Deep Temporal Leads in the Study of Psychomotor Epilepsy,” which involved inserting metal probes into patients’ brains.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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So while he gave senior international caps to 62 players during that span, he hardly probed the depths of the American talent pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Walter’s system is now being probed by federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission, including whether the connections were properly disclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"This was the first time that shock-compressed diamond was probed with X-ray diffraction all the way up to melting," said Millot.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
And who in his mind has not probed the black water?
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Ironically, though, attacking alter egos narrowly could require more probing than enabled by the proposal now apparently under consideration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investigators are still probing the accident but a preliminary report in April pointed to communication failures and a lack of proper equipment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Instead of gently probing nuclei, researchers collide them at the highest energies available and reconstruct their shapes from the patterns left behind.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Internet would-be sleuths have popped up in Zach’s comments on social media this week, probing Brian’s behavior and previous conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
I developed a mental image of reporters as human ferrets— steadily sniffing, darting, probing for some way to trick me, somehow to comer me in our interview exchanges.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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