probe
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The row centres on James Hamilton's probe into the ministerial code breach.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Trade Representative’s office proposed 10% to 12.5% tariffs at the conclusion of its probe into forced labor practices targeting 60 countries under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Trade Representative said in a report released Tuesday that products of Canada, Mexico, Taiwan, the European Union and the U.K., among other countries, would face a 10% duty after its probe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Sentencing of Aspiration’s Joseph Sanberg to 14 years in prison moves the NBA closer to finishing its probe into whether the Clippers skirted the league’s salary cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Lord Godalming smiled, and the man lifted a good-sized bunch of keys; selecting one of them, he began to probe the lock, as if feeling his way with it.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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