plumb

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When Emma Hayes took the reins of the women’s national soccer team in 2024, one of her first goals was to plumb the depths of the team’s talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Or maybe we’ll plumb new depths of dysfunction in the coming year.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

She had focused on romance stories about Navy SEALs but realized she was trying too hard to plumb an unfamiliar topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

In effect, the complaint here invites the Journal’s lawyer to use interrogatories and depositions to plumb the entire relationship between the two men.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

Everybody that ever sees our owl just plumb hates it.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver