probe
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The probe echoes investigations into the deaths of actor Matthew Perry and rapper Mac Miller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, wants the court to probe mobile phone use by "Juror Doe" during deliberations as well as a questionnaire he filled out.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The crater appeared as a "large bright spot circled by a dark halo" by the LRO probe, which has been studying the Moon since 2009.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
But senior Justice Department officials believed criminal charges would have been heavy handed and closed the probe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"Affirm, Flight. Intermittent signal from the ship, but no probe."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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In 2024, the US said Russia had launched a satellite which it believed may be capable of attacking other such probes.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
An inquiry commission set up to investigate the violence submitted its report in April and recommended further probes against several officials including Oli.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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
There are Section 232 “national security” probes into everything from semiconductors to wind turbines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Then he picks up two probes hooked onto wires coming from the front of the oscilloscope, a red one and a black one.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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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
It is not the first time Inter Miami have been probed over transfer dealings.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
The FDA team probed everything from Taylor’s irrigation water to portable restrooms on farms and medications provided to members of the company’s harvest crews.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He probed the wax in his ears with the pencil and began to concentrate, listening to the sounds of his mother’s preparations for an evening at the bowling alley.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Does she care about Leo, or does she want to keep probing that pain and that trauma?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Investigators are probing factors that may have contributed to the crash, including the plane’s speed, the weather and runway safeguards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
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
Police reportedly do not believe the stabbing was terror-related, and are probing the woman's mental health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cook asked, and gave Ophie a probing look.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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