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probe

[prohb] / proʊb /




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On Monday, Take-Two said its probe was “rapidly evolving,” which leads us to the unfortunate conclusion that the “GTA VI” leaks are seemingly being investigated more thoroughly than the Epstein files.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

"The Earth-ionosphere cavity acts as a natural resonator that amplifies electromagnetic waves right around the mass range we wanted to probe."

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

He also apparently asked the judge to help halt the probe that would lead to his arrest and even set up meetings, the police report seen by AFP reveals.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

New allegations emerge in the controversy surrounding longtime ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton, who was suspended this week amid an ongoing probe by its production studio.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

The probe was on the central panel of the unfolded tetrahedron.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

At a California Federation of Labor event on Dec. 3, Regan told Orr that “state council better endorse this measure by Jan. 1 or I’m coming for you,” she told investigators in both probes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

"Pulsar timing arrays are usually thought of as probes of supermassive black-hole binaries in the relatively recent Universe," said Ilie.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

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 agency envisioned itself developing the technology to launch weather satellites, probes we could send to the moon, and satellites that could warn us if a missile was coming.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Phillips was additionally probed by the House Ethics Committee for allegedly hiring a girlfriend to intern in Collins’ office.

From Slate Aug. 27, 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

After pinning Azan Awais with his first ball, the seamer probed Masood's outside edge from round the wicket before switching the angle of his attack in his third over.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

“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

“But he picked you up for school today?” she probed.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Still, the new theoretical framework could give researchers a powerful way to expand future searches and use Earth's natural electromagnetic environment as a tool for probing some of the lightest possible forms of dark matter.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

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

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

He glared at Hattie, then turned to me, his look probing.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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