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delve

[delv] / dɛlv /


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Depraved art even allows us “to safely delve into taboo subjects.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 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

Merseyside Police said an initial delve into his finances showed a high level of personal debt and multiple missed payments on the vehicle's finance.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

A family meeting doesn’t need to delve into numbers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 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

The question may become unavoidable as the Fed delves deeper into the potential consequences of AI for economic growth, employment and inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

This is the procedure: each pick or shovel about 2 yards apart, and each man delves on that spot till he is 6 feet down.

From Letters to Helen Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front by Keith Henderson

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

And she delved into the wildly inventive ’80s scenes in New York and L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 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

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

I hurried into school, checked to make sure no one was around and the ceiling wasn’t wired, then delved into my bag in search of superglue.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

This team should retain a lot of their positivity, but do so without delving into the recklessness and inflexibility we saw before.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“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

There are four galleries, each delving into a specific period: “Early Life to Becoming a Patriot 1732-1775”; “Revolutionary Leader 1775-1783”; “Mount Vernon to the Constitution 1784-1788”; “Presidency to Final Act 1789-1799.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

"Is the iPhone Birth Control?" asked a paper published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research, delving into why US fertility rates have fallen by 22 percent since 2007.

From Barron's Jun. 8, 2026

“If you insist on delving deeper into all of this I think he might be the only one of us that may help, though I cannot guarantee that he will be entirely forthcoming.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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