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[delv] / dɛlv /


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With certain guardrails, he’ll unflinchingly delve into deep-seated psychological wounds.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

VIllarreal: Before we delve further into “The Testaments,” I do want point out this moment onstage at the Academy Awards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

Airing Sundays through Aug. 23 in the What’s News podcast feed, these episodes delve into why people are using artificial intelligence for therapy: It’s affordable, always available and judgment-free.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

While Prenuvo and Ezra offer a whole-body MRI scan, I've opted for Neko Health, which doesn't delve quite as deeply, and comes with a more modest £299 price tag.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

“You shall delve in the darkness of the endless maze” I remembered.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

It also delves into his personal life, including his difficult childhood and the 14 known children he has fathered with a series of women.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

In a sweeping, very entertaining investigative account, Dan Kois delves into the history and benefits of bar soap and why it’s worth fighting for.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

On June 9, he’s launching “Tea & Scotch” on YouTube, which delves into more observational comedy subjects such as ghost-seeing cats, AI paranoia and parenting a teenager.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

The review delves into various health conditions linked to tea consumption.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

It digs fer th' things that are out o' sight, It delves through th' toughest crust, It grips th' heart-strings, an' holds 'em tight, Till we've got ter sing — er bust!

From Songs of the Cattle Trail and Cow Camp by John Avery Lomax

Anyone who has ever watched an interview with Mr. McConaughey, or delved into his enchanting memoir “Greenlights,” is aware that listening to him gab is a treat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

As Amicus delved into popular constitutionalism—the process by which ordinary people shape constitutional meaning—we came across Lyle Cherneff’s work on a largely forgotten American story that captures the concept in action.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Local media have delved into his past - he had received written reprimands in El Paso, according to documents obtained by the Arizona Republic.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

Greenspan started a consulting firm where he delved into economic and manufacturing data, a habit that would become the trademark -- he was known for poring over statistics in his bathtub.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

The entrance to the Citadel also looked eastward, but was delved in the heart of the rock; thence a long lamp-lit slope ran up to the seventh gate.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“I took care of mom for 20 years before her dementia started,” she said, delving into some of the long history of their mother’s manic-depressive behavior.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

They’re twin portraits of an artist delving into the origin of her modus operandi.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2026

Herring isn't the only one delving into the UK's culinary history.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

The issue will get an airing in Congress Tuesday when an independent investigator delving into archives at UBS’s Credit Suisse unit testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

Day after day he went out as before, delving and scraping for food, as thin and dry as a hollow bamboo stick.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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