probe
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PayPal agreed to forgo $30 million in transaction fees to settle a Justice Department probe into alleged unlawful preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Since then, the Department of Justice has opened a probe into whether the NFL should continue to enjoy antitrust protections that have allowed it to collectively negotiate TV rights deals for all of its teams.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The new summons, just weeks after Musk didn’t show up for a voluntary interview with French prosecutors, escalates a trans-Atlantic feud over France’s handling of its long-running probe of X.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He pushed a small tool known as a soil vapor probe, with a long, straw-like attachment, about three to five feet into the earth.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"I'm not good with people. Sometimes I'm difficult. I wish people would just tell me. Anyway, the Taiyang Shen is critical. In fact, my idea won't work without it. But a Mars probe? Pfft. C'mon."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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