probing

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Paramount Skydance has defended its attempt to buy the legendary Warner Bros. studio, in a letter to California's top lawyer whose office is probing the $110 billion bid, US media reported Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

But that "magic moment" on a famous night in north London came from centre-back Gabriel as Atletico were probing for a response to Saka's opener.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Federal investigators probing the UPS disaster mentioned similarities between the November accident and the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191, which involved a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 passenger jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"When you're probing something new, you don't have a lot of data to train AI," Nemenman explains.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

Jody knew how his father was probing for a place to hurt in Gitano.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck