probe
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The current probe burst into public view after June filings by Delaware Life and Clear Spring revealed the companies had been subpoenaed by federal authorities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
When we first reported on the federal probe into Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter over the weekend, many of you jumped into the comments to ask: What sparked the government’s interest?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
It is the highest-ever price paid for a sports team and comes as Walter’s business is facing a federal probe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Farage announced his surprise resignation on July 7 amid a parliamentary probe into allegations he and Reform's deputy, Richard Tice, failed to declare financial gifts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Almost as soon as he arrived from the station, Francis started to probe him for fuller details of the B pattern.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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Sanft recounted decades of probes and noted that prior investigations did not take his client’s statements seriously because they were not credible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Arday announced on August 5 that he was resigning from both his university post as a professor and as a fellow of Jesus College, shortly after they announced probes into the various accusations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The party has long grappled with venal insiders—including antigraft inspectors—who leak secrets about corruption probes in return for bribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Using specially designed nucleic acid probes, the team produced microscopic images showing intron RNA in living cells of Ca.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
It's quite common for probes to land on the wrong planet.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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“It’s easy to imagine that in six to 12 months, every application that’s facing the internet in some way is being probed by a genius-level cybersecurity attacker in the form of an agent.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
The business empire of Dodgers and Lakers owner Mark Walter reportedly is being probed by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Asylum seekers are subject to an initial screening interview with the Home Office and then an exhaustive "substantive interview" lasting several hours, during which their claims are probed.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
KoBold probed deeper underground than others had looked and discovered a vast deposit of high-grade copper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
He probed me with these eyes, searching my thoughts, my spirit.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
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However, the protesters say they will not call off demonstrations until India's premier investigative agency begins probing alleged malpractices in other recruitment exams.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
With the Department of Justice, the SEC and state insurance regulators probing Mark Walter’s businesses, the Dodgers owner has a lot on the line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Accident investigators probing a Ryanair RYA -1.00%decrease; down pointing triangle plane that experienced engine failure while flying over Greece last month found bird remains inside an engine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
An adviser’s recommendations may not always be pleasing to hear, but they flow from a more complete understanding of a client’s situation based on detailed fact-finding, probing and insight into the client’s needs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
And I had a kind of vision of Chrissie and Rodney, back at the Cottages, in the months leading up to this moment, probing and prodding this subject between them.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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